Dear Friends, For over a decade, I have sought to create effective change by actively participating in the political process from behind the scenes. I've always been proud of our country and the principles upon which it was founded; however, we all deserve to be proud of our government. Business as usual is no longer an acceptable solution to our country's problems. The career politicians we send to Washington, again and again, have shown they are not part of the solution, they are at the root cause of the problems we face as a nation. Congress abdicates its responsibilities under the Constitution, they choose political expedience over what's right for the nation and are influenced more by special interest groups, than the people they represent. The Founding Fathers formed a republic in which the power to govern comes from the people and established the House to represent the people. It’s now time to return the House to the people, as the founding Fathers envisioned it, on that September day in 1787, when they signed the Constitution. That seat in the House of Representatives is not a Republican seat, it’s not a Democratic seat, it’s the people’s seat and the people deserve effective representation and leadership in Washington, something the current occupant has failed to deliver. We now face the largest local, state and federal, tax increases in history, increasing intrusions on the authority of local governments and attempts to legislate away, one by one, individual freedom. An entrenched body of career politicians erodes accountability and responsiveness, promotes a growing national debt and maintains the status quo. The federal government has mutated into an unrestrained massive bureaucracy that's limiting individual freedom and restricting economic growth. It's time to take back our government from entrenched career politicians and return it to the people! It is our duty to ensure that our children and grandchildren are not burdened with this generation's deficit spending, the consequences of a failed energy policy, a failed immigration policy, federal encroachment on local government, eroding personal liberties and an insecure world where the United States is under siege. I’ve decided I can no longer sit on the sidelines! I'll tap my 35 years’ experience in the private sector to bring the words prosperity and pride back into the American vocabulary and lead the way towards fiscal accountability, securing our borders, energy self-reliance, economic growth and a strong national defense. I refuse to play politics with the legacy we will leave behind for future generations and I’ll work towards restoring the principles of individual freedom, personal responsibility and limited government. We must never forget that it’s about the people, it’s about the future, it’s about the principles upon which this country was founded and not career politicians, lobbyists, special interest or partisan politics. Thank you and God Bless the great state of Maryland and the United States of America.. |
