Letter to Madame Secretary Napolitano

Secretary Janet Napolitano May 24th 2009
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528

Madame Secretary,

I am writing to you in reference to the Homeland Security Assessment Document titled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment” The title is quite cumbersome to type, to say the least. I take great umbrage to virtually the entire content of this document. It paints “we the people” with the same broad brush, If you are a veteran, if you believe in God, and in prayer in school, are pro-life, and cling too our guns; somehow we are painted as “potential domestic terrorists”. Why is this label applied only to “Rightwing Extremists”? Quite frankly, I have the feeling that this “Assessment” was developed, and published by “radical left wing extremists”.

On a personal level I not doubt fall under your Assessment’s description of a “Potential Domestic Terrorist”. I am a 73-year-old male; I joined the U.S. Military 7 January 1955, and served honorably and proudly until my retirement on 1 August 1977. In 1968 I under went a background investigation and a National Agency Check and was granted a Top Secret Clearance I held that clearance for six years (1974) at which time it was down graded to Secret without prejudice. I took my Oath of Enlistment very seriously, and have continued to live up to that Oath to the best of my ability. I have been a gun owner for 60 years, I have never been arrested, I believe in God and prayer, and believe that life begins at conception, and that abortion is the taking life of what would become a human being just like you and I. I resent your organization, or any other government entity providing law enforcement agencies with my name without empirical data justifying such action.

I have read your resume’ and you are an amazingly accomplished woman. However it appears that you are totally out of touch with mainstream America. May I ask what direction you want to see our country headed? Are you an advocate for Global Governance? Unfortunately, this President is taking us headlong into a Statist government. There are tens of millions of people out here in mainstream America who vehemently oppose the possibly of becoming nothing more than a state within a world government, and our National sovereignty the detritus of a destroyed proud Republic. That is not what millions of Active duty military, and veterans have fought for, and countless numbers have paid the ultimate price with their lives to keep our Republic free.

With the Federal Government taking over the Automobile industry, Nationalizing the Banking system and Insurance industries, and providing the American people with an absolutely devastating “National Health Coverage Plan”, we see Fascism, and we are seeing tyranny between the three branches of government. When are we going to get back to the Declaration of Independence? When are we going to get back to the United States Constitution? When will the Federal Government stop tying to abrogate our Bill of Rights? Lastly, When are the elected officials going to start taking their Oath of Office as something other than a formality?

In closing, and in further reference to your “Assessment”, What I see that your organization is labeling as “Potential Domestic Terrorists” are just people who want their country back, it seems the more we want that, the numerous tentacles of this government are choking the life out of our country, and are becoming more intrusive and oppressive every day.



Sincerely yours,
A red white and blue American Patriot



Gary P. Grubb
United States Air Force (Retired)
254 Shore Drive, SW
Edwardsville, IL 62025-5341
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