May Letter Writing

Note: This letter arises from a column by Chalmers Johnson in Le Monde Diplomatique of 4⁄26⁄08, and a campaign of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. It goes to the President and Congress.

This letter should be sent with the subject: Budget deficit must be controlled

From: <Your Name>

President Bush comments@whitehouse.gov
Vice President Cheney http://capwiz.com/progressivesecretary/mail/?id=47313&type=PR&lvl=F
Senator Maria Cantwell http://cantwell.senate.gov
Senator Patty Murray http://murray.senate.gov
Representative Brian Baird http://www.house.gov/baird

Dear President Bush Senator Representative:

America has become a financial disaster, spending vast sums on “defense”, neglecting physical and human infrastructure, and postponing payments on trillions of dollars of debt for future generations to cope with.

The Department of Defense's planned expenditures for the fiscal year 2008 are larger than all other nations' military budgets combined, and even greater costs lie ahead with war casualties and debt service costs.

If the White House cannot or will not begin re-ordering our budget priorities, then only Congress has the power to force corrections.

This nation absolutely must introduce sane budget priorities this year. Further delay is ruinous.

Sincerely,