We have to let our representatives know that what has happened in the Gulf is absolutely unacceptable. Here is what I wrote to Carl Levin and Dave Camp(r).
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Mr. Camp,
I will make this as short as possible, however I am very upset.
As a US Citizen and a constituent of yours I want some answers.
First, why has this disaster been handled so poorly? I expect you will be asking the right questions and demanding answers from the ones that are responsible for all this incompetence.
Doesn't the Homeland Security department have the responsibility to react to a national emergency in an efficient and timely manner? What did we create this department for? Why has the budget for dealing with such disasters been drastically cut? Why was the responsibility for shoring up the dikes around New Orleans cut? Why was the Army Corps of Engineers removed from this responsibility and the job given to a private company with a fraction of the budget necessary to do the job?
Why are all the National Guard troops in Iraq? They NEED to be HERE!!
Why is Fema not using the help from the city of Chicago when Mayor Daley offered, police officers, fire trucks, rescue teams and supplies? He offered them BEFORE the hurricane and they are STILL waiting for the word to send the help. We need answers now!
I expect you to do your duty as an elected representative to find the answers and do the right thing because it is the right thing to do... not because someone is a Republican or a Democrat! Heads should roll over the incompetence of the those running this effort. Start doing your job and demand answers so we can get this country back on the right track.
A little less worry about gay marriages and whether you can put a statue of the ten commandments on state or federal land and more worry about the real national security issues that we face. A little less with the "terrorist" propaganda and more time and money spent on real domestic issues like global warming and creating more jobs in Michigan.
You have chosen to support this President and now look what you all have created. This is a national disgrace and I will be voting in the next election. I hope with your actions I can say I voted for you.
From a VERY angry constituent
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Senator Levin,
I will make this short as possible..... but I am VERY angry........
The response to the disaster in the Gulf is totally unacceptable. As a citizen of the United States, I am appalled at the way this catastrophe has been managed. I expect a full investigation into the reasons our HOMELAND SECURITY and FEMA haven't used the money they have been allocated to be better prepared for such emergencies. If this isn't a Homeland Security issue forgive me.... this administration is kinda funny when it defines responsibilities. However, heads should roll for those responsible for this sham of a rescue effort.
How is it that Florida can have six hurricanes in one year with nary a complaint from those affected...and now this.....?
I know its a long article...but a Baltimore Newspaper from Sept of 2004 explains how, because of the election year the response was quick and effective during the onslaught of hurricanes last year...Tell me this isn't so.... Do red and blue states get different treatment from our government? If so... Michiganders should be worried.
The article was named... "A Disaster Waiting to Happen."
http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=9166.Many preparedness programs were cut or eliminated that would have helped alleviate suffering after a natural disaster. Funds have been cut in just about all areas of emergency relief except "Terrorism".
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I need to know why this was allowed to happen and what are you going to do about it?
I need to know why the funding to shore up the dikes around New Orleans was cut drastically. And instead of the using the Army Corp of Engineers to do the job with around $70 million, a private firm was contracted to do it with about a half a million? A fraction of what was needed. Our priorities are all wrong. Its time to change direction.
I want people held accountable for the incompetent decisions that have been made leading up to this disaster.
Mr. Levin... I have the utmost respect for you and everything you have done for our state and our country. I have stood up at attention while you walked by me during parades that you were in to show my respect for all you have done for us.. I consider you one of the few politicians that I feel I can trust and count on.
Your duty to your constituents and to your country is to stop this madness.
Give the USA back to its citizens.
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