Letter to Scott Brown

Our friends in the Massachusetts Tea Party have appealed to their Senator. This is what they wrote, simple and true.

As a tea party supporter in Massachusetts, I am concerned that you might vote YES on the reconciled Financial Reform Bill. I recognize that your previous YES vote was made to facilitate the legislative process and move ahead. However, now that the final version has been created, I urge you to vote NO when it comes to the Senate floor.

It is particularly upsetting that Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd, two individuals largely responsible for the housing bubble and subsequent financial meltdown, were applauded as heroes for their roles in creating this onerous legislation.

Please recall that we supported you, campaigned for you, and elected you to the Senate because you told us that you believed in fiscal responsibility, smaller government, and Constitutional principles.

– The proposed Bill does not correct the problems with Fannie & Freddie.
– It greatly expands executive authority and reach.
– It creates perpetual bail-outs at taxpayer expense.
– It will, along with the previous unconstitutional interventions in the health care, auto and banking industries, fundamentally expand and change the role of Government vis-à-vis the private sector.

Senator Brown, after completing your due diligence of this unconstitutional legislation, we ask you to remain committed to the principles you espoused throughout your campaign. Please keep in mind that it was those principles, and your promises to uphold those principles, that motivated so many of us to send you to Washington.