A Letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Written
by Doc Farmer
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Author's
Note: The following is a copy of the letter I wrote to the Attorney General of the United States, Alberto Gonzales, regarding
Senate attempts to intimidate ABC regarding its broadcast of the docu-drama "The Path to 9/11." I suggest you write a letter
of your own.
The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales
Attorney General of the United States
Department
of Justice
Room 4400
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
12 September 2006
Subject: Formal Request For Criminal Investigation Of Elected United
States Officials
Dear Mr. Attorney General,
I write today as a private citizen
of the United States of America, to request a formal criminal investigation of five (5) United States Senators:
Senator Harry Reid
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator Byron Dorgan
on the following charges:
(1) Violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United
States of America
(2) Violation of the Senate Oath of Office
(3) Abuse of Power of the Legislative Branch of the United
States of America
(4) Attempted Blackmail/Extortion of a Private Individual or Organization
(5) Sedition
The specifics of the accusation are as such. On or about 07 September
2006, the above-mentioned Senators sent a letter to one Mr. Robert Iger, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Walt Disney Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Disney). In that letter, the Senators acting in an official capacity (not
as private citizens) made specific threats of legal action against Disney unless they withdrew from broadcast or significantly
edited a privately-funded and created television program, entitled "The Path To 9/11". The Senators used the letter to threaten
Disney and its program distributor, the American Broadcasting Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ABC) with sanctions
- including but not limited to the revocation of broadcasting licenses of ABC affiliate stations - should their demands not
be met.
In the matter (1) above, the action of these elected government officials is a clear violation of the First
Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, which provides all private citizens with the right to comment
on government actions (past and present) without fear of reprisal or interference by the government. While Congress may create
laws to regulate broadcast frequencies (as "public" airways), they have no business controlling political content, whether
it be "positive" or "negative" coverage. To threaten a private corporation with sanctions simply because a certain political
party or group may disagree with the message is a most fundamental and base violation of American rights.
In the matter
(2) above, the action of the Senators shows a clear disregard of their Oath of Office, to wit:
I do solemnly swear 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter:
So help me God.
The letter sent by the Senators shows a clear disregard of their oath
to support and defend the Constitution (and all of its amendments), as well as their inability to bear true faith and allegiance
to same.
In the matter (3) above, the actions of the Senators show, they have gone beyond the scope and authority
of their good office, and have indeed abused their position of power not only in the Senate, but also as part of the Senate
leadership. While no elected official should be tolerated behaving in such a base manner, the fact that these five Senators
are part of the Senate hierarchy makes their action all the more offensive.
In the matter (4) above, the actions of
the Senators show, their actions are such that they tried to blackmail or extort actions (not funds) from Disney and ABC,
if the demands in their letter were not met. The fact that Disney and ABC did not bow to that pressure does not excuse or
ameliorate their attempt. Furthermore, the Senator's actions can be interpreted as criminal under the example of "prior restraint".
In the matter (5) above, the actions of the Senators show, their actions were intended to re-structure the content
of a television program such that it would cause greater public anger and discontentment toward the current duly elected President
of the United States and his Administration, so as to influence upcoming elections in the favor of their own political party.
The letter from the Senators mentioned in specifications (1) through (5) (inclusive) is a matter of public record,
and can be obtained by your office directly from the Senate offices, or from the recipient of the threat (Mr. Robert Iger,
Disney/ABC).
I would appreciate it if your office would take swift and sure action to investigate and prosecute this
obscene attempt to pervert the United States Constitution, and the freedoms it guarantees, by duly elected officials of the
United States Senate.
Many thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Doc Farmer
cc:
Senator Harry Reid
Senator
Dick Durbin
Senator
Debbie Stabenow
Senator
Charles Schumer
Senator
Byron Dorgan
United
States Senate – Majority Leader
United
States Senate – Majority Whip
United
States Senate – Judiciary Committee
United
States Senate – Select Committee on Ethics
United
States Senate – Secretary
United
States Senate – Sergeant At Arms
United
States Senate – President Pro Tempore
United
States Senate – President of the Senate
President
George W. Bush
Mr. Robert Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Walt
Disney Corporation
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http://www.Americans-Working-Together.com
PLEASE SIGN JACK CUNNINGHAM'S
PETITION TO U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO R. GONZALES REQUESTING A CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION AGAINST
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?gonzales&1
