Open Letter to the citizens of Congressional District 4:
On Thursday, December 31, 2009, Steve Clark filed his application and filing fee for placement of his name on the ballot of the Texas March Primary Election. Steve Clark is a “Tea Party” Republican. As many may recall, Steve had initially announced his candidacy for the 2004 Election to the House of Representatives, but withdrew his ballot after the President and Dennis Hastert convinced the then 11 term Congressman Ralph Hall to change from A Democrat to a Republican. A longtime friend and supporter of Ralph Hall, we agree on almost everything with the notable exception that I passionately embrace term limits for those in the Congress. Ralph has represented the citizens of Northeast Texas in various capacities beginning in 1949 (2 years prior to the first episode running of “I Love Lucy”). Surely, we can stop asking Ralph to shoulder that burden of “heavy lifting”. I respectfully submit that there is always the possibility that there might be others in Texas Congressional District 4 that could fill the office of U.S. Representative. The good citizens of the 4th Congressional District of Texas usually refer to themselves as Americans, before partisans. By and large they are a people of faith that do not hide from the public awareness of having been “born again” followers of The Carpenter.
My magnetic north is Faith, Family, and Country. I am running now, because the urgency of the challenges facing our nation requires extraordinary efforts, just short of a revolution by new people, but always based on the Constitutional precepts that have kept this Republic strong. Today, our Nation faces dire issues, not the least of which is the economy. We cannot keep sending the same professional politicians to Washington and expect different results. The incumbent is a well-loved citizen of CD-04 and has been an outstanding servant to the constituents. However, desperate times require the vigor and energy of a candidate that is more concerned about saving our Republic, rather than obtaining a 15th Term of Office. With six children and two grandchildren, my wife, Marlene, and I are more focused on the ‘next generation’ rather than the ‘next election’. The incumbent has never sponsored, or voted for, Term Limits for incumbents. In fairness, very few in Congress do indeed support such a measure.
I am not running ‘against’ the incumbent, but running with Ralph Hall. He has chopped more wood on behalf of this great Nation than can be expected by anyone. I am not only seeking your vote, but his.
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