Open Letter
I sent the following letter to my Senators and Congressman today. When I send letters via True Majority I usually get a form letter in return detailing their position on the issue--a "You spam me, I spam you" kind of thing. I'm curious to see if and how they respond to this one. If you are moved to write your own representatives, and would like to use any or all of this letter feel free.
Dear [Senator/Congressman],
As one of your constituents I urge you to call for and/or support a Congressional investigation into the leak of classified information by the White House in the Valerie Plame affair. Though Press Secretary Scott McClellan has explicitly denied Karl Rove's involvement in the leak, we have recently learned that Rove told Time Magazine reporter Matt Cooper on July 11, 2003 that "Wilson's wife" worked for the CIA. Because the name of "Wilson's wife" was a matter of public record, and easily accessible via a web search, her position at the CIA, and not her name, was the significant revelation.
If, in fact, Rove's ruthless attempt to discredit a critic of the administration rises to the level of a felonious breach of national security, the American people have a right to know. We also have a right to know whether or not President Bush knew about Rove's actions, and if so when he knew.
Contrary to RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman's characterization of the matter as a "partisan attack on Karl Rove," the implications which flow from these allegations are of the utmost seriousness, and representatives on both sides of the aisle must demand a thorough investigation. To do otherwise would be to privilege party loyalty over the interests of the American people.
Sincerely,
Virginia Heatter
