Open Letter to Carson

Good Evening Dr Carson
This is an open Letter

Last Presidential election I  sent these same questions to all of the Republican candidates campaigns as well as to President Obama's Campaign. The only response I received was from  Gov. Mitt Romney's camp and that was a “thank you for contacting us” form letter. However it is still more response than any one else has given.

I am an independent conservative voter. I ascribe to no political party because I do not feel that they really care whether or not they represent the American People. I feel they care about being elected, and from that point on about staying elected. In this letter I will give you my perspective on several points and ask you to answer them . This letter will be posted on the internet on my blog (http://independent-rants.blogspot.com/ ) and any answer I receive linked to the one social media outlet I use (facebook).  If you decline to respond or simply chose not to respond after 45 days I will post a comment to the blog  that you have declined to answer or not responded as appropriate. Should you like, I would invite you to come have a cup of coffee or a beer with me and give your answers in person. However I know your time as a Presidential Candidate is at a premium and certainly will not hold it against you should you decline this offer.

I understand that the office of President of the United States is limited, intentionally so by our constitution. So in these questions I do not want to know what you will do. I want to know what you wish to see our nation do as its leader. I wish to know your opinion on where we should aim and what we _should_ do.

First – Separation of Church and State.

Many of our founding fathers whose ideals you claim we should defend were not exactly Christian. Several were Universalist and Unitarians. (Note: I willingly concede have not found any reference to any being Atheistic.)

Do you believe it is right for a government to tell their people how they should or will believe?

Do you believe religious courts (Sharia, Rabidic, Papal) should be recognized as equal to the civil courts of our nation?

Second – Immigration

In Recent years I have heard the rally call that Illegal Immigrants are being denied basic rights. I specify them as illegal in that they have no visa, they have entered through no legitimate port and are in violation of immigration laws of our nation.

On a strictly legal basis:
Are Illegal Immigrants entitled to the privileges of our country to include Social security, public health care, social services, etc?

On Moral Basis:
What are you willing to see this Nation do to protect these who have fled poverty and persecution from rampant exploitation?

On a National basis
What are you willing to do to protect the livelihood of the minimum wage American worker?

On Enforcement
Explain to me how turning over control of our borders to the branch of the US Military is a violation of Posse Comitus.

Third – Industry

This country is facing a crisis of inverse proportions. Thousands of jobs in skilled trades and infrastructure go unfilled while the rate of unemployment remains at a ridiculous high level. Liberal arts and vocational education across the country has been dumped wholesale in favor of raising graders on standardized testing. We now live in a society of consumers rather than producers.

Industrially
What can be done to restore this country to production and trade rather than consumption and consumerism?

Vocationally
What can we do to train/retrain our unemployed population as well as our children now in school so that we can stem the tide of unemployment? This also speaks to the growing tide of vocational jobs in our nation that stand unfilled.

Agriculturally
Why are we turning our backs on our farmers and ranchers, that last true production industries we have?

Fourth – The Right to Bear Arms

The Second Amendment reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

As this is an issue of constitutional Law and of Us Code (US code 10) how can any state of municipality enforce laws regarding the right to bear arms (even maintaining the 10th amendment which states:” The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” ) As this is clearly an issue reserved for constitutional law?

Fifth – Energy
This one is fairly straight forward

Are you willing to risk non election or non re-election for the cause of American energy independence?

Are you willing to Support Nuclear Power in America?

Are you willing to support alternative energies such as solar, wind, and hydro-electric?

Are you willing to back our Natural Gas industry against the oil empires of the world?


I thank you for your time and await your response.


Don Riney
Average American Voter.