Subject:       Question regarding the people holding public servants accountable to the Constitution.

Message:    Congratulations on your decision to run for Governor (or whatever office they're running for).

I personally feel that the greatest problem facing the State and the nation today is that our elected officials, and public servants, no longer have allegiance to, and fight to preserve the liberty of, the people they are supposed to serve, They ignore any aspect of the constitution(s) they feel are inconvenient and instead impose law based their personal discretion -- or what is desired by their deep pocketed donors.  

If elected, would you support an initiative which provides the people with a viable means to hold their elected representatives accountable to both their state and federal constitutionally mandated oaths to support the constitution(s)?  This means that all elected officials must fight for and defend the peoples constitutionally protected rights within the Bill of Rights, as well as fighting to restrain both federal and state activity to within the clear bounds of constitutional authority.

Would you support an initiative which:
1) Makes it a crime in Michigan if elected officials and other public servants betray their oath of office? 
(We've defined the crime of perjury if individuals betray their oath to tell the truth in court, but no like crime exists if public servants betray their oath to support the constitution(s).  Perjury is serious and is properly defined as a crime, but It can easily be argued that it is infinitely more damaging when public servants betray their oath to support the Constitution(s) -- but there is currently no similar accountability.)  The crime would be defined such as follows:
The offence of Betraying Your Oath of Office is defined as each instance when a Public Servant betrays their oath to support the U.S. and Michigan constitutions as required by Article 6 Paragraph 3 of the U.S. constitution and Article 11 Section 1 of the Michigan constitution.  Those charged with this offence will be held personally liable and have no immunity from prosecution.

An indicted Public Servant found guilty in court by a jury under this Article shall be: 1) removed from office, 2) disqualified from holding public office in Michigan, 3) subject to reimbursement of the Complainant's court costs and reasonable attorney fees not to exceed the cost of defense, and 4) subject to MCL 38.2703 regarding forfeiture of retirement rights. If appealed, the Public Servant must not resume duties until the decision becomes final.  Public Servants may be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, for additional crimes according to law.

2) The creation Grand Jury of the people - outside the control of the state - to hear and evaluate charges against public servants charged with Betraying Their Oath of Office.  The grand jury would be composed of a random, unbiased, cross-section of the constituents served by the charged public servant.

3) A trial of the public servant, indicted of Betraying their Oath of Office, in circuit court before a jury of the people to hear to hear arguments and decide a verdict.

You may review a draft copy of an petition, drafted by the joint effort of many liberty minded individuals throughout the State, at: http://www.defendtheoath.com/?page_id=38.   Could you please read the initiative and let me know if you either support it or reject it?

If you support it would you publically endorse it and fight for its passage?

If you reject it, would you please explain why?

Thank you for your time and attention and I await your response.