Senator Martinez,
I think it is high time that someone define the function of your job
as Senator of the United States from the State of Florida. (Senator
Nelson you could stand to take a lesson here as well so pay attention.
Close attention.)
Your job is to represent the will of the people, the will of your
constituents, the will of the voting public. Your job is to uphold the
Constitution of the United States. Technically, I am your boss. You
work for me.
You do not work for the President. In fact, your job is to keep him
in line and in check. You do not work for a political party. You work
for the citizens of your State. Even the ones who don’t have a right to
vote or are not old enough.
Your performance thus far as my employee has been woefully lacking.
Not only do you not listen, it appears that you do not care the
slightest for the voting citizens back home.
If you did, you would stop hiding behind rhetoric and talking points
and you would stop perpetuating flat out lies. You would fight tooth
and nail to restore the Constitution. A Constitution that your parents
prayed to be protected by and believed in so fiercely they sent you
here for a better life.
Instead, you have turned your back on Floridians who want Habeas
Corpus restored, Floridians that know the real body count in Iraq,
Floridians who care more about our troops than your voting record
reflects, Floridians that risked their lives for a Freedom you are not
fighting to protect.
I honestly don’t think you consider the will of the people Mr.
Senator. I think you are more concerned with raising money and raising
fear. In fact, when I called your office about the Petraeus Report and
asked your staffer if you were OK with lying to the American public as
long as it served the needs of this Administration she said, “Yes.” And
I asked it twice.
Stop turning your back on the Constitution. Stop turning your back
on the will of the people you are supposed to represent. Stop turning
your back on our burned out troops. And stop turning your back on the
millions of Iraqi lives this country is responsible for taking.
The fact that the Senate wasted so much time over a print advertisement in the New York Times is infuriating. Shame on you all.
This is not what I am paying you for. Stop wasting my money, my time and my freedom.