Today, I contacted my U.S. Representative and both of my U.S. Senators with the following letter. Please feel free to do the same.

As usual, thank you for the work you do protecting my conservative values in Washington.

I admit I have not made an exhaustive search, but I have not been able to find out your position on the earmark moratorium.

I understand that some in Congress feel that pork projects are vital to their local districts, but, as a tax payer, I don’t care.

I pay my taxes “in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,” not to refurbish baseball parks and add airport terminals with shiny brass plaques honoring our members of Congress.

We are trillions of dollars in debt. In my house, when we can’t pay the bills, every last penny is accounted for and every last expense is curtailed until the budget is balanced and the debt is paid. (Yes, as a matter of fact, my household has no unsecured debt and we have a budget surplus. I know. I’m weird.)

Please take the time to express publicly your support for ending earmark spending, and all wasteful and unconstitutional spending by the Federal government.

Thank you.

Your constituent,
Trint Ladd