SENT VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye
Washington D.C.
722 Hart Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1102

Dear Senator Inouye,

I begin this by honoring you for your service to our nation from its beginning in World War II and continues to the present. I am humbled by the facts of your life and request your indulgence of a few moments to read this letter. Like your lifetime of service, this too comes from the heart.

My service, indeed our service, was based on the premise that the United States of America was worth fighting for, being injured for, even to die for so that successive generations might live free and enjoy the benefits, as you have well pointed out, of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

I was influenced by my father’s service in WWI, and his commitment to serve the Almighty Creator of the Universe; he was faithful to both. Dad, a Greek, came to the U.S. from Pontus in Turkey, worked in the steel mills in Ohio and fell so in love with America that he made the decision to become a citizen the hard way. His Army service in France during WWI resulted in receipt of the Army’s Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Italian War Cross, but the thing which he cherished most was the U.S. citizenship that he earned.

Dad’s story has been repeated millions of times by people from all over the world, from all walks of life; they, you (and if I may be so bold as to include myself), I are the ones who have enabled this nation to rise to the zenith of nations. We did that under provisions spelled out in the Constitution and the laws that have flowed under its aegis for over 200 years.

This nation, despite its warts, has done more to help than all others in the history of the world combined. There have been no imperial motives. Rather its compassion has been motivated out of noble, humanitarian purposes, and for self preservation. Where the U.S. has made mistakes, it has had the integrity to admit and correct them. The evils of the past have been and continue to be addressed, of which you have been an ardent and effective leader; and for which you deserve our collective appreciation and thanks.

When Dad, you and I entered military service we took an oath, and like the millions of others who have labored in the service of the nation, were faithful to that oath. You know the oath, Title 10 USC, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 31, Paragraph 502 states:

“I, XXXXXXXXXX, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

Millions have served, hundreds of thousands have died and the nation has prospered in large part as a result of their commitment to the nation and the oath. Most are faithful and loyal; few have dishonored it. The central operative provision is, “and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States…” But what if the man who is in the office is not qualified under Article II, Section 1? When there was doubt about Senator McCain’s eligibility, the Senate took the measures to validate.

However, every legitimate effort by “the folks” to validate Mr. Obama’s eligibility which began during the election campaign has been met by stonewalling, dismissive derision and a phalanx of attorneys. I could and would accept all of that if Mr. Obama would be forth coming and honor his stated commitment to transparency. But as you undoubtedly know, he has been closed fist in this regard.

As a matter of fact, there is enough hard and anecdotal evidence to question Mr. Obama’s eligibility for the office of President that I respectfully call on you to initiate and/or conduct a timely, definitive, exhaustive and open inquiry into the matter and put it to rest once and for all; that would include a complete review of all of Mr. Obama’s records: birth, health, education, degrees, applications, papers and etc.

I have read applicable Hawaii law, the U.S. Constitution and I understand both. As one who has fought for this nation and on unofficial behalf of three million active and reserve members of the Armed Forces who cannot challenge it themselves, as well as twenty eight million military veterans and their families, they deserve to know if Mr. Obama is indeed eligible to be their Commander-in-Chief; and, incidentally, 300 million American citizens deserve to know. If I may be of service to you in this regard, it would be an honor.

So, why is a Florida resident writing to the Senior Senator from the great State of Hawaii? Because the Senator is a man of integrity and Hawaii is the State where Mr. Obama’s alleged birth records are ostensibly stored. Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully yours,

Robert Pappas
Colonel, USMC (Ret)
Political Independent

Semper Fidelis

During his campaign and the ensuing election, Obama managed to escape the likes of long-time racists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. With the help of the left-leaning press (who were his biggest supporters) he even managed to escape the racial stink of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In other words, he held himself above racial issues.

Now that he is in office, however, those innate feelings which he kept hidden in the past are coming to the fore.

His comments that the cops “acted stupidly” in the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. indicates where his true feelings lay. Especially when he said he wasn’t familiar with the details of the arrest. With that comment, he was basically a black man protecting another black man from the law. In other ways, he was basically saying O.J. is not guilty.

On the other hand, Gates thought he was above the law. This grew out of the mindset that not only was he an accomplished black man and had all the protections provided by the civil rights movement, but, now that a brother was in the White House, he damn sure wasn’t taking any lip from a white cop again no matter what the situation. Gates felt that, with credentials like that, no white man would ever order him around again.

After the arrest, he fully expected Sharpton, Jackson AND Obama to rush to his aid because he is a black man.

And they did.

Let’s watch closely and see what other glimmers of his innate blackness emerge from our new president.

Recent Tea Parties all over the United States are a latter day revival of what was a momentous event at Boston harbor more than 234 years ago. One can trace the roots of American Independence directly to that event. It is a constant and indelible reminder of the American genesis that direct citizen action has become the hallmark of freedom loving people everywhere.

On this date in 1776 fifty-six gallant men signed their names to the Declaration of Independence. On that date they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor so that American citizens would be able to live free from oppression and tyranny forever; this date gave birth to the American dream and that dream has changed the course of human history.

The Declaration of Independence was the culminating genius of the Continental Congress written primarily by Thomas Jefferson with assistance from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. When they signed that hallowed document, they had no idea that their pledge would exact a personal price that few ordinary men could bear. But these were extraordinary men of means, power, influence and the courage of their convictions. Their pledge cost them dearly during the course of the War that followed with all but a handful feeling the full wrath of the British Crown.

And, among those who supported continued unity with Great Britain one ignoble, treacherous person was Benedict Arnold. To this day the ultimate insult to one’s patriotism is to be labeled a “Benedict Arnold.”

If patriotism could be displayed on a continuum with Benedict Arnold representing the worst, then George Washington was the best not because he was the first President, but because the leadership he exercised propelled him there. It was his selfless dedication and combat leadership throughout the Revolutionary War that, despite setbacks, culminated in victory and wove Washington’s name permanently into the fabric of American history.

Successors owe the founders an enormous debt of gratitude but not only to them, millions have sacrificed much to protect the flame that has illuminated the path of freedom for two centuries; they sacrificed so that the nation would embody those words forever inscribed; “that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” and that the American conscience would not abide denial or abuse of those rights to any American.

To that end the Constitution emerged as the foundational document upon which Americans could implement their dreams, and although it was imperfect, its stated purpose that:

“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity…”

guided successive generations to more nearly achieve those objectives.

Today, as never before in the history of this country, there are forces at work that seek intentional destruction of America, and will unless patriots deflect the challenges to liberty that they pose. It is abundantly evident that government no longer exists for “the people,” rather, “the people” exist to support government’s pervasive, overreaching programs and burgeoning power.

When Government chooses to enact law through devious means, such as the “Stimulus Bill” that not one Representative or Senator read but voted for, the time is nigh for patriotic Americans to act upon the words:

“That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government,…”

The ongoing struggle for the soul of America is between traditional values and secularists; between free markets and government control; between ordinary citizens who invest the fruits of their labor to purchase a slice of the economic pie and those who have abused America’s economic freedoms for selfish gain; it is a struggle between people whose aspirations are to achieve their dreams and errant politicians’ lust for control; between freedom and tyranny; between good and evil.

Thomas Jefferson wrote, “The government that governs least governs best,” and John Adams dying words, “Independence now, Independence forever” gives real meaning to President Ford’s immortal words, “a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.”

God bless and protect the United States of America!

Semper Fidelis