When, in the course of political events, it becomes necessary to expel the entrenched relics of the past that have failed to be honest stewards of the public trust, and replace them with true representatives of the people, an honest and faithful accounting of the reasons for such an action are owed to the electorate which for so long has suffered.
We hold certain truths to be self-evident, that:
- in spite of rumors to the contrary, the people still rule in Connecticut
- citizens of Connecticut deserve full-time representation
- arrogance of political leaders increases with extended terms in office
- leadership is by personal example, not by personal promotion
- a public office is a sacred public trust
Whenever any political leader, even one so lofty and powerful as King Dodd II, does take upon himself the airs of arrogance, remoteness and indifference associated with the petty despots of ages past, that it is the right, indeed it is the duty of the people, to cast off the affects of his oppressiveness and replace him with a true, honest and new representative of the peoples’ interest.
Such has been the patient suffering of the lowly vassals in the remote hamlets, towns, cities and counties of Connecticut that events compel them to alter their current representation in the United States Senate. The recent history of the present dreaded and lordly sovereign King Dodd II is one of shocking indifference, callous arrogance and flagrant violations of the public trust that the facts, as now available through a free press, are submitted for public view:
- that he has ignored his duty to his constituents while embarking on a failed quest for the presidency
- that during said campaign, he abandoned Connecticut and took up residence in a distance land known as Des Moines
- that as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, he was the one person on Planet Earth who was in a position to anticipate the present financial crisis and do something to prevent it, yet failed on both accounts
- that while carousing with lobbyists, he found time to arrange a sweetheart mortgage deal from one of the worst subprime mortgage companies in the nation..a company that was ostensibly under his jurisdiction that caused untold hardship to millions of innocent people countrywide
- that in an era of full transparency, when in his own committee he has pontificated at length over humbled corporate executives about the need for rigorous public inspection, that he insulted his constituents, and the free press, with a redacted and edited transcript of documents that would have made Richard Nixon blush
- that he obtained a Presidential Pardon for a criminal who had stolen money from hapless investors
- that his 28 years of service to our State, which started well, is ending in an all-too familiar tale of greed, corruption and self-service
We therefore, the lowly, unwashed, irrelevant and unimportant tax-paying activists of Connecticut, now declare our desire that this state of Connecticut ought to be and should be fully freed and absolved of any obedience or allegiance to our sovereign and dreaded King Dodd II. That it is our desire, that some humble person of lowly birth come forward and with a popular level of support, replace his mighty majesty and return to our peace-loving state the true, right, law-abiding roots from which it grew.
We ask that the State of Connecticut overthrow our Senator, Chris Dodd. He has served too long and is no longer an effective advocate for our needs. It is quite fair to say we’re done with Dodd. His competency as been called into open question, to the point that the next person in line behind you in the donut store would be better qualified to be our Senator. Connecticut deserves better.
While declaring independence from King Dodd II, our candidate will embrace the principles that have made America great. We declare ourselves free of the fear of standing up against the leftists who have overtaken Connecticut and the nation.
- We reject the notion that public service is a right.
- We reject socialism because it stands in the face of everything America stands for.
- We reject high taxes because citizens are best equipped to spend their own money.
- We reject appeasement of our enemy.
- We reject bail outs of failed business models.
- We reject the out of control government spending.
- We reject the Welfare State, not because we are mean, but because it enslaves individuals by forcing them to be dependent on government.
- We reject open borders and the marginalization of our culture.
We, therefore, as citizens of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, assembled in peace as enemies of the current regime, do solemnly publish and declare the state of Connecticut is of right, free and independent from any allegiance to the crown. We rightfully conclude our business with the tyrannical crown that has ruled over us for 34 years on this day the 16th of May in the great year of 2009.
Thomas Jefferson