Response From Representative Johnson
In my post on March 10th, I passed on a request that yall write to your Congressional representatives and ask them to remember the 10th Amendment to our Constitution. I dont know how many of yall did this, but I sent my Representative, Hank Johnson an email.
I wrote him a simple email:
Dear Representative Johnson,
This is a friendly reminder that I still believe in the 10th Amendment. Please represent me.
Thank you,
Phred Barnet
Almost immediately, I received an automated response from him:
Thank you for contacting the office of Congressman Hank Johnson. We will respond to your e-mail as soon as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact us in the future. We are eager to hear your concerns!
I was curious to see whether or not I would receive a response. I did not have to wait long to get one. Less than an hour later I received this response:
Dear Mr. Barnet,
Thank you for contacting my office. I am always eager to hear from my constituents and appreciate your interest. I hope that my office can be a useful resource to you.
As your congressman, I have had the opportunity to help bring about some substantial reforms and support important initiatives – such as improving conditions for homeownership, expanding access to health care for our children, and bringing increased safety and security to our homeland.
I have also introduced a number of bills that I hope will help to make the lives of all our citizens a little better. One of them will help prosecutors combat public corruption and another preserves your right to a jury trial in consumer disputes. I am also working on expansive legislation to address the predatory lending crisis affecting a number of people in the Fourth District.
I want to reiterate that I depend on people like you to help me as I continue my work for the American people. Please visit my office on-line at www.hankjohnson.house.gov and continue to contact me with your concerns.
Sincerely,
Hank Johnson
This looked like another automated form letter to me.
And yes, I am sure that the above email was intinded to be a response to my question because the subject of the email was: “Responding to your message.” I think this response from Representative Johnson was rude. I took the time to send him a message, a message which he obviously didnt read, and received only an automated response which didnt even address my concerns. I would have been less offended if I had received no response.
Shame on you, representative Johnson.
Americanly Yours,
Phred Barnet
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