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February 17, 1993
President William J. Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President,
AN OPEN LETTER
I was quite distressed last night when you attempted during
your speech to impugn the patriotism of those who might disagree
with your proposals to radically raise taxes across a broad
spectrum, and who might not wish to share in your call to
sacrifice. During the campaign you were incensed at those who
questioned your efforts to avoid military service during the Viet
Nam war. You claimed that this was an illegitimate attempt to
question your patriotism. You spoke of the right, even the duty
to civil disobedience when in disagreement with the government.
As recently as the campaign you reaffirmed that you still
affirmed you resistance to authority at that time.
In 1969, when you were successfully avoiding participation
in the great sacrifice of that time, I entered the army and went
to Viet Nam with a combat MOS for a year. I feel I have already
made my sacrifice - and I, like so many others, have been treated
with scorn for it ever since by liberal society and your
political party, and with scant regard by the government. This
time, when I hear the call to "sacrifice" and "duty", its my turn
to say, "Count me out". However, I promise that I will not go
so far as you did, and will not openly demonstrate against your
economic and social policies in any foreign country.
Instead of smearing the patriotism of those who disagree
with your programs, in view of your own past do you not think it
would be far more fitting if you were to recognize that people
may honestly and honorably disagree with your evaluations and
oppose your programs? Wouldn't it be far more honorable if you
were to take measures to assure that all who disagree with you
could decline to participate in your government program without
penalty or consequence, just as you did twenty-four years ago?
Respectfully yours,
George M. Mellinger
Copies: Congressman Newt Gingrich
Rush Limbaugh
THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR
David Horowitz - HETERODOXY
NATIONAL REVIEW
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
THE WASHINGTON INQUIRER
WASHINGTON POST
NEW YORK TIMES
MINNEAPOLIS STAR & TRIBUNE
ST PAUL PIONEER PRESS
HUMAN EVENTS
Vin Weber - EMPOWER AMERICA
Don Feder
Patrick J. Buchanan
Robert Novak
Thomas Sowell
Tom Mann