Dear Mr. President

Open Letter to President Obama

01/14/09

Dear Mr. President,

Congratulations, you have achieved the highest level of servitude to which man, in our time, can aspire.

It is my HOPE that you will continue to see yourself in that light rather than as the newest poster child and member of The Elite.  It is that HOPE which led me to devote considerable time and resources to getting you elected.  It is that HOPE which compelled me to ask and answer the question: “If rich and powerful individuals and corporations can buy elections, why can't I?”  That HOPE seemed to become a living entity as more than three million other ordinary citizens asked and answered exactly the same question with "YES I CAN." In addition to the money, most of these same people devoted time to mobilizing every like minded individual to electing a president who would truly serve their interests rather than seeking to exploit them. Your efforts were Herculean and so were ours.

By our overwhelming efforts we were able to neutralize the covert and overt manipulation of our election system, and, while we will do it again, if we have to,  we must now seek to level the playing field so that in future elections  we can simply vote relying  on the knowledge that our vote will honestly and accurately be counted.  A great deal of effort has been expended in the last thirty years toward the subversion of democracy and we must consolidate our (the people's) power reversing that trend and securing once and for all time our Democracy.

You have paid little lip service to this issue during the campaign, and have given no indication in your preparation to assume the Presidency that you will address this issue.  While you have been left with the task of rebuilding a demolished economy and demoralized  nation left to you by a criminal and corrupt regime,  a task the magnitude and complexity of which is unprecedented in the history of the world, this is the most important issue that you face because you will need a great deal of time, and help from all of us, to restore our nation and put us in a position to thrive in the new global economy.

I continue to HOPE that you will fulfill your campaign promises. I continue to organize and consolidate our gains, but, at this point, I must still operate on HOPE.

Most sincerely,
Richard Harisay
Precinct Committee Person
PCP Coordinator
Chair of the Legislative Committee
Marion County Oregon Democrats