Tuesday, June 30, 2009

An open letter to every NY state Senator

Here's a form letter that I encourage you to copy, share, sign, and then send as an email to your state Senator:
Dear Senator ----,

Unless you go back to the Senate floor and resume business by noon on Wednesday, July 1st, I will vote against you in the next election.

I don't care if we're the same party or different parties. I don't care if you're a Republican or a Democrat.

Unless you go back to work, I will vote against you in all future primaries and general elections. I will never donate another dime to your campaigns.

I don't care what your party leadership says. I don't care who is holding the gavel.

You must go to work and vote to resume the people's business. If you have to sit there all by yourself, waiting, do that.

Prove once and for all that your loyalties are with your constituents, not with the clowns of Albany.

Politicians like to believe that voters have short memories. But if you remain complicit in this shameful soap opera, I'm one voter who will remember.

I will be going to work on Wednesday morning to earn my paycheck. If you don't do the same, I'll do my best to make sure that you're fired.

You have years of work ahead restoring our trust and your own dignity. That effort must begin tomorrow.

Sincerely,

XXXXXX.
-From Brian in Westport

5 Comments:

At June 30, 2009 10:53 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Brian -- great letter. I copied and printed mine, and sent it off straight away.

Let me help your readers with a bit of contact information (assuming they mostly share my Senator):

Senator Aubertine
317 Washington Street
4th Floor
Watertown, NY 13601

315-782-6357 (fax)
Email: aubertin@senate.state.ny.us

It would take just one courageous senator to stand up, put politics aside, cross the aisle and provide the quorum needed to get the people's business done.

That's the reality. The rest is just rhetoric.

Get back to work, Senator Aubertine.

-- Mitch from Carthage

 
At June 30, 2009 2:20 PM , Blogger Pete Klein said...

Thanks for doing the hard work, Brian.
I'll send my letter to Sen. Little

 
At June 30, 2009 3:19 PM , Blogger Chris said...

Nice post, Brian...

 
At June 30, 2009 6:22 PM , Anonymous Betty said...

Will fax to Joe Griffo's office. Beyond the pale!

Legislative Office Building
Rm 302
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-3334
Fax: 426-6921

 
At June 30, 2009 11:01 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sent my own version, but basically the same to Suzi Oppenheimer.

UGH - this is ridiculous!

 

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