Senator,
I am a registered nurse here in Utah. I am frustrated by the current situation in the Senate, but not just because I feel that health reform is not happening as quickly as it needs to. No, the thing that bothers me most is how the Republican party uses the filibuster - no, I should say the THREAT of a filibuster - to stop things from going forward. A couple of points: first, I know you have a right to strongly disagree with what the majority is doing. That's part of your job as the current minority party. But at least have the guts to go through the effort of standing at the podium and actually filibustering. Contrary to what you may think, the reason a lot of us normal people are so disapproving of Congress is not because we feel that the Democrats are trying to ram legislation through that we can't pay for; the reason we hate Congress (especially the Senate) is because you guys never seem to get any actual work done or have any intelligent debates, just posturing, name-calling, and politicking. I realize that a lot of people in this state will vote for anyone with an "R" by his name, but there are a lot of us who take the obstructionist attitude of our party seriously enough to try and vote you out of office. If you gentlemen get your way and our President, his party, and all their efforts go down in flames (which seems to be your goal in every word and action), you and your egos may win, but we as a country will lose.
Sincerely,
Jordan Johnsen
