Synopsis
In recent years Nichols has felt a growing sadness and regret that some of the things her own generation was able, at times, to take for granted, many children today (including her own grandchildren) have not yet been able to experience. These include a nation at peace, an America esteemed by other countries and with strong ties to our allies, and an administration in Washington DC committed to our nation s ideal of the common good with the goal of creating a better life for everyone.Like many of her friends, for several years she was too afraid to speak out. She did not want to be thought of as unpatriotic or traitorous. She came to realize, however, that remaining silent out of fear meant she was accepting the current administration s message that docility and patriotism are if not synonymous somehow linked.That was not the example she wanted to pass down to her grandchildren. Despite her friend Mary s warning that she would be put on some kind of special Bush administration list, she began her letter with a great deal of humility. (She is a retired teacher, not a politician). She emphasizes in her letter, however, that We the People have both a responsibility and a right to speak out and be heard by our government leaders.
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About the Author
Having witnessed the Nixon administration and the Watergate fiasco, Helen Nichols has maintained an interest in politics that has enabled her to draw conclusions regarding the present administration's political practice. A retired teacher and an avid reader, she and her husband, a professor, enjoy spending time with their four grandchildren. Currently she is writing her second politically-related book.
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Excerpts from An Open Letter to George W Bush: *****
Each generation has the desire to pass down to the next what is hoped will be better world. Your administration has dramatically changed our nation in a number of ways, and it is the only administration, so far, of which millions of our children . . . have any conscious awareness. *****
Our nation's ideals of "justice and conduct" are clearly stated in our Constitution. I had not read it for many years, and then, several months ago, my husband brought home a copy of it from the university where he teaches. One of his colleagues had passed out copies of the Constitution to several members of his department. I reread it, and as I did, the enormity of its significance sank into my mind as never before. *****
We need our leaders to stop treating us like children, to stop playing on our fears and to stop selfishly trying to manipulate us into actions that will benefit their own particular party. Suggesting that we will be safe if we rally around the Republican Party creates false hope when what we need is real hope. *****
The direction that most people in our nation, undoubtedly, want to move is not backward to a time of exclusion but forward to a time when, ideally, all will share in economic and political power. It can be no other way in a democratic nation made up of people representing a rich diversity of ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds. "We the People"--all of us and not a small exclusive "base"--are the government.
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