Better Write Your Congressman

[I sent the following letter today to my Senators and Representative in Congress. That should do the trick.]

Dear Congressman McDermott:
My wife and I are constituents from the Sand Point neighborhood in Seattle. We are also proud liberals and consistent Democratic Primary voters. Our nation's current economy and dismal jobs market has directly impacted our family. We know what it is like to stare-down the choice between paying for either daycare or the rent. I'm happy to report that through pluck and luck we will be able to afford both during the month of March, but like many of your constituents, we've learned how fragile our financial security is.

On the bright side, we have great confidence in our new President and his economic agenda. We were very pleased by your vote for the economic stimulus package. Thank you. Nearly all of your Republican colleagues have chosen to put electoral calculations and abstract ideology ahead of our immediate economic plight. I'm afraid many of them, following Rush Limbaugh's leadership, may actually be hoping that our economy worsens. In the face of so many obstacles to our well-being, we hope that you will continue to support our President's economic program. His budget, mortgage and financial markets plans give us great hope for the future. Please do not obstruct the President's efforts to rebuild our country. We don't have a minute to lose.

I've been reflecting on Franklin Roosevelt and the extraordinary support he received from a Democratic Congress. You and your colleagues should demonstrate the same vigor during my generation's depression. I know that all politicians are afraid of being called out-of-touch with their constituents, but during a crisis such as this one we would much rather see you working in DC than holding town halls and such back home. Your voters work more than four days per week, and so should the House and Senate.

In the coming months we will be watching your work closely. During your next primary election, I hope that we will remember this as a moment when you made us proud.

Best regards,
Jared
Seatte, WA

p.s. - Please support voting rights for the people of the District of Columbia.