AWESOME! My local paper printed my response to a letter to the editor!

[JeffreyWilliamson]

On Wednesday morning I read a letter to my local paper that implied using gun violence against Congress and President Obama. Here's a section of that letter:

No One Above Law Of The U.S. Constitution

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These are examples of those in power believing they are above the law. When leaders ignore the law, the people will remember that they are the true law and power in this country.

Those who shred the Constitution will be swept from power by constitutional means, including the Second Amendment, which was included in the Constitution if ever “again” needed for this specific purpose.

I submitted a harsh response to the paper in the form of my own letter. I followed up by calling to complain directly to the editor. He suggested I rework the letter to address the original author and promised to publish it. Surely enough, checking the newspaper's website early this morning reveals that my letter will be run in Sunday's paper! Here it is, (scroll down):

Daily News Unwise To Print Chilling Letter

In light of the recent murders of George Tiller and a guard at the National Holocaust Museum by domestic extremists, I’m forced to question the wisdom of The Daily News in publishing Carroll Cawyer’s letter “No one above law of the U.S. Constitution” (The Daily News, June 25).

Cawyer’s reference to the use of “Second Amendment” rights against the government, after spinning conspiracy theories involving Congress and President Obama, was chilling.

Citizens of Washington, D.C., don’t, as Cawyer suggested, have a voting representative in Congress. He also failed to give the whole story involving the firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin.

If Cawyer is interested in finding honest reasons to be concerned over the “shredding” of our Constitution, I suggest he look no further than the administration of George W. Bush.

Jeffrey Williamson
Galveston

No way, the Sunday paper! I've written letters the the editor before but never had one go out on the biggest day of the week! I'm pumped, and I predict a future full of letters to the editor now.

So what do you think?

[Lorax7844]

1. bravo, keep up the good work

[FrenchieCat]

2. Yeah!

:applause:

[JeffreyWilliamson]

6. Thanks, Frenchie...

I have had my disagreements with the administration lately regarding DADT, DOMA, etc., but I couldn't believe it when I pulled up the paper's website Wednesday morning and read what appeared to be a letter implying the use of violence against elected officials.

I posted a thread here about it, and it was recommended that I call the Department of Homeland Security. After searching the web I found out that this individual is a member of the Minutemen and is submitting letters like these to local papers all over the State. In the end I did call the Texas Department of Homeland Security, and they referred me to the local FBI office. The agent I spoke to there assured me that they take these kind of things very seriously, took all of my information, and spoke to me at some length. After pulling up the original letter online he promised that this would be looked into.

Afterwards I called the editor to the paper. He pulled up my original response to the letter. We had an interesting conversation about giving voice to all opinions in the public sphere, and how some letters attract readership, and afterwards it was agreed that an updated letter was in order. I submitted the above but wasn't sure it would be published--at least not this soon.

I am planning on going out tomorrow and picking up a printed copy of it. I think this is cool.

[Suich]

3. Good for you! Congrats!

How's things going in Galveston these days?

:hi:

[JeffreyWilliamson]

5. Things in Galveston are much better...

It was pretty bad for a while. Even at the beginning of the year it looked a lot like it did a couple of weeks after the storm had passed. Starting around March, everything changed. Much of the city has been rebuilt, and the city reports tourist numbers are up over last year prior to the hurricane. Reports suggest that the city's population has declined by about 20,000, and some areas are still pretty bad, but the recovery is in full swing.

[EFerrari]

4. Nice going, Jeff!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

7. Awesome, indeed!

That's really cool.

Now, keep in mind that this letter, with your name, will always be in the paper's archives, in libraries all over the place, and you are now published!

You've achieved a kind of immortality, kid.

Well done.........................

[Just Saying]

8. Congrats!

Well said and well done!