19 February 2012
The Honorable
Howard P. “Buck” McKeon
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
2184 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. McKeon:
We the constituents of California’s 25th Congressional District, in order to restore integrity and honesty to the elected office you have tarnished with corruption and discrimination, do call upon your immediate and unconditional resignation from the United States House of Representatives.
By your repeated refusal to vote for legislation that would ensure equality for women and minorities, and your unyielding opposition to marriage equality for all citizens, you have revealed a lack of respect for the great diversity in our country;
By opposing the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the American Jobs Act and voting to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act, you have chosen partisan loyalties and the interests of your wealthy donors above the needs of the hard working men and women in our district;
By accepting a loan on your personal home from Countrywide Mortgage at a preferential rate, a discount that was unavailable to the public, you have shown yourself to be less than honorable;
By signing an ironclad “pledge” indicating a pre-determination of how you will vote in office on a particular issue, you have violated your congressional oath to “take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.”
By using your wife to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars from the proceeds of your campaign contributors into your personal bank account, you have demonstrated a lack of ethical behavior;
By failing to resolve the Cemex issue, you have clearly shown yourself incapable of providing the kind of leadership the constituents of the 25th District deserve;
By repeatedly spewing out your partisan campaign rhetoric (usually at taxpayers’ expense), you have alienated your constituents and have proven that you do not serve in the best interests of all of us.
You have failed us as a leader, both at the national and local levels.
For these reasons and others, we demand your immediate and unconditional resignation from the United States House of Representatives. We cannot afford to wait until November.
Sincerely,
The undersigned Constituents of California’s 25th Congressional District
