A Letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Written by Doc Farmer
Thursday, September 14, 2006


Author's Note: The following is a copy of the letter I wrote to the Attorney General of the United States, Alberto Gonzales, regarding Senate attempts to intimidate ABC regarding its broadcast of the docu-drama "The Path to 9/11." I suggest you write a letter of your own.



The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales
Attorney General of the United States
Department of Justice
Room 4400
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
AskDOJ@usdoj.gov

12 September 2006

Subject:   Formal Request For Criminal Investigation Of Elected United States Officials


Dear Mr. Attorney General,

I write today as a private citizen of the United States of America, to request a formal criminal investigation of five (5) United States Senators:

Senator Harry Reid
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator Byron Dorgan

on the following charges:

(1) Violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America
(2) Violation of the Senate Oath of Office
(3) Abuse of Power of the Legislative Branch of the United States of America
(4) Attempted Blackmail/Extortion of a Private Individual or Organization
(5) Sedition

The specifics of the accusation are as such. On or about 07 September 2006, the above-mentioned Senators sent a letter to one Mr. Robert Iger, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Disney). In that letter, the Senators acting in an official capacity (not as private citizens) made specific threats of legal action against Disney unless they withdrew from broadcast or significantly edited a privately-funded and created television program, entitled "The Path To 9/11". The Senators used the letter to threaten Disney and its program distributor, the American Broadcasting Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ABC) with sanctions - including but not limited to the revocation of broadcasting licenses of ABC affiliate stations - should their demands not be met.

In the matter (1) above, the action of these elected government officials is a clear violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, which provides all private citizens with the right to comment on government actions (past and present) without fear of reprisal or interference by the government. While Congress may create laws to regulate broadcast frequencies (as "public" airways), they have no business controlling political content, whether it be "positive" or "negative" coverage. To threaten a private corporation with sanctions simply because a certain political party or group may disagree with the message is a most fundamental and base violation of American rights.

In the matter (2) above, the action of the Senators shows a clear disregard of their Oath of Office, to wit:

I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

The letter sent by the Senators shows a clear disregard of their oath to support and defend the Constitution (and all of its amendments), as well as their inability to bear true faith and allegiance to same.

In the matter (3) above, the actions of the Senators show, they have gone beyond the scope and authority of their good office, and have indeed abused their position of power not only in the Senate, but also as part of the Senate leadership. While no elected official should be tolerated behaving in such a base manner, the fact that these five Senators are part of the Senate hierarchy makes their action all the more offensive.

In the matter (4) above, the actions of the Senators show, their actions are such that they tried to blackmail or extort actions (not funds) from Disney and ABC, if the demands in their letter were not met. The fact that Disney and ABC did not bow to that pressure does not excuse or ameliorate their attempt. Furthermore, the Senator's actions can be interpreted as criminal under the example of "prior restraint".

In the matter (5) above, the actions of the Senators show, their actions were intended to re-structure the content of a television program such that it would cause greater public anger and discontentment toward the current duly elected President of the United States and his Administration, so as to influence upcoming elections in the favor of their own political party.

The letter from the Senators mentioned in specifications (1) through (5) (inclusive) is a matter of public record, and can be obtained by your office directly from the Senate offices, or from the recipient of the threat (Mr. Robert Iger, Disney/ABC).

I would appreciate it if your office would take swift and sure action to investigate and prosecute this obscene attempt to pervert the United States Constitution, and the freedoms it guarantees, by duly elected officials of the United States Senate.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Doc Farmer

cc:

Senator Harry Reid

(http://reid.senate.gov/contact/email_form.cfm)

Senator Dick Durbin

(http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm)

Senator Debbie Stabenow

(http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm)

Senator Charles Schumer

(http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/contact/webform.cfm)

Senator Byron Dorgan

( senator@dorgan.senate.gov )

United States Senate – Majority Leader

(http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm)

United States Senate – Majority Whip

(http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm)

United States Senate – Judiciary Committee

(http://specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInfo.Home)
(http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact)
(http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home)
(http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm)
(http://dewine.senate.gov/request_form.cfm)
(http://sessions.senate.gov/email/contact.cfm)
(http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contactform)
(http://cornyn.senate.gov/index.asp?f=contact&lid=1#contact)
(http://brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.cfm)
(http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home)
( senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov )
(http://kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm)
(http://biden.senate.gov/contact/emailjoe.cfm)
(http://kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html)
(http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html)
(http://feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html)
(http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/contact/webform.cfm)
(http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm#contact)

United States Senate – Select Committee on Ethics

(http://voinovich.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm)
(http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPat)
(http://thomas.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home)
(http://johnson.senate.gov/emailform.cfm)
(http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/)
(http://salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm)

United States Senate – Secretary

(Emily Reynolds, c/o Sam_Young@sec.senate.gov)

United States Senate – Sergeant At Arms

(William Pickle, c/o Lena_Kristoffersen@saa.senate.gov)

United States Senate – President Pro Tempore

(http://stevens.senate.gov/contact.cfm)

United States Senate – President of the Senate

( vice_president@whitehouse.gov )

President George W. Bush

( president@whitehouse.gov )

NB:

Mr. Robert Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Walt Disney Corporation

( robert.a.iger@disney.com )


About the Writer: Doc Farmer is a writer and humorist who is also a moderator on ChronWatch's Forum. He formerly lived in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but now resides in the Midwest. Doc receives e-mail at docfarmer9999@yahoo.co.uk.


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