Dear Friend of Liberty,

I am writing this to you on December 15, 2009 which just so happens to be 218 Years to the day, since the Bill of Rights was Ratified. As midnight approaches, and we look towards the 16^th, we will be 236 years from the day the Boston Tea Party took place. Of course times change and that is a good thing. I enjoy the comforts of modern living as all of us do, and I make a living off of technology, so I am by no means suggesting we should go back to those times. But certain principles should not be abolished. Limited government is how America came to be a great Country. We became great by the people being free to produce, to obtain wealth, to work hard, to succeed, and yes, to fail.

Sometimes we disagreed, but the First Amendment promised us the right to discuss our differences.
Sometimes people did terrible things, but the Second Amendment promised us the right to defend ourselves.
Sometimes there is war, but the Third Amendment promised soldiers would not be quartered in our homes.
Sometimes laws are unjust, but the Fourth Amendment promised us privacy so long as we don’t make any trouble.
Sometimes people are wrongly accused of crimes, but the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments promised us fairness in the Justice System.

But, my Dear Friend of Liberty, we have strayed so far from these principles.

It seems as if you only have the right to speak your mind, so long as enough people agree with you now.
The right to keep and bear arms is thought of as a privilege.
Our privacy is second to our governments concerns of taxation and prohibition of that which it sees fit to prohibit.
And if you are ever accused of a crime in America, you will quickly see that our government thinks of the Bill of Rights as being ceremonial in nature.

But it isn’t ceremonial, it isn’t just a good idea, The Constitution is The Supreme Law of the Land, and Weak Men Will Not Defend It! This is why I am running for office, and among my opponents are Millionaires, Lawyers, RINO’s, and an Incumbent. I do not believe these men represent the makeup of the First Congressional District of New York, and I will fight with every ounce of my being to give you better representation than that.

236 years ago, men raided a boat and dumped tea over the side to protest a tax on Tea. If those men were here today, how would they feel about taxes on gasoline, tobacco, alcohol, Carbon Dioxide, and every sale you make and dollar you earn?

Is this treatment of the people of our country worthy of a people who would call themselves free?
Is this in the spirit of Patrick Henry when he said “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!”?
Is this what soldiers are at this very moment laying their lives down for?

I think not my friends, and I am grossly offended by it! So, if you feel like I do, I hope that you will make a modest (or generous) contribution to my campaign in honor of these historic days and in defense of these principles.

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