Typicial Politician Response

[lefty]

Talk about beating it around the mulberry bush!

________________________________________________
From: senator@bennelson.senate.gov
To: XXXXXXXXXXX
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:38 PM
Subject: Responding to your message


 

 

Dear XXXXXXXXX

 

Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of Eric Holder to be the U.S. Attorney General. I was pleased to hear your thoughts regarding this nomination.

 

As you may know, the Senate confirmed Attorney General Holder's nomination on February 2, 2009, by a vote of 75?21. Prior to his confirmation, Attorney General Holder served as a Superior Court judge in Washington, D.C.; as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; and as Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton Administration.

 

I voted for confirmation because Attorney General Holder is a qualified individual whom our nation's President chose as the most able person to advise him from this crucial post. During my time in the United States Senate, I have given our President latitude to choose the individuals for his Cabinet who he believes are best qualified for the job.  This is a courtesy I extended to then?President George W. Bush, and I intend to do the same now for President Barack Obama.

 

This should not, however, be construed as a rubber-stamp approval. During the nomination process, concerns were raised regarding Mr. Holder's position on the Second Amendment right to bear arms and his work related to the pardoning of Marc Rich in 2001.  Regarding his position on gun rights, Attorney General Holder testified that he will enforce the law as it is currently written and will abide by the rulings of our nation's courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in D.C. v. Heller, which affirmed an individual's right to bear arms. Attorney General Holder apologized for his work relating to the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich, and acknowledged he made a mistake, from which he learned valuable lessons.  In light of Attorney General Holder's answers, I did not believe that either of these issues compelled a vote against the President's choice for one of his own Cabinet officials.

 

I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind as Congress works with Attorney General Holder to ensure that our nation's legal system is free from political influence and that it fairly and swiftly administers justice. He has vowed to enforce the laws as written, and I look forward to working with him as he continues to keep this promise to the American people. And as issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice come before Congress, I will work with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis and will cast my vote, as I always do, for what is best for Nebraska and our nation as a whole.

 

Thank you again for contacting me.  A responsive government will only remain responsive with the input of concerned citizens, and I encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts and ideas.


Sincerely,

Ben Nelson
U.S. Senator

[Ram Ringer]

At least your getting a response back, I haven't gotten anything back from him on a variety of issues. If giving any President latitude on all of their nominees no matter how bad or corrupt they are is not rubber stamping then I don't know what is.

[Ram Ringer]

Just checked my email and recieved the exact same one as you did.

[ranger04]

Ditto on the same response. We'll have to see if Holder learned any lessons from his past mistakes, hmmmm seems like I heard on Glen beck that Holder thinks that master mind behind the Cole attack (ship attacked in Yemen killed 17 of OUR sailors) should get a new trial due to information gotten from him as a result of waterboarding (Holder belives waterboarding to be torture) will not be admissible as evidence in the trial and that the terrorists rights to a speedy trial will be violated if the prosecutors need to prepare a new case. Thus, the terrorist walks...  Yep, Ben,  I bet good ole Eric won't be making any moves to grab our guns....Freaking socialists....

[iiranger]

Stop in the local office. Talk to the office manager. They think that represents at least 100 votes. Maybe 1,000. If you are that serious... email, even a stamp...

"Squeaky wheel gets the grease..."

And mentioning his neighbor Tom Daschle... got creamed when the voters in SD found out who he hung with and how he voted in DC... Uncle Ben has a lot of insurance industry money, but grass roots vote against could still turn him out.. Email won't. A stamped letter won't....

[Aldo]

Hey, lefty.

Thanks for posting your response from Sen Nelson.  It may come in handy in the future to pull that back out and send it to him if (when) Holder doesn't hold up on his end re 2A: "Regarding his position on gun rights, Attorney General Holder testified that he will enforce the law as it is currently written and will abide by the rulings of our nation's courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in D.C. v. Heller, which affirmed an individual's right to bear arms."

When the time comes, it will be important to hold Sen Nelson accountable.

[lefty]

Thanks Aldo.  I have the letter on file.

Lefty