Issue Position: We Are All Americans

Issue Position

"We the People of the United States of America, 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, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America".

These are the actual words written in the Constitution of the United States BEFORE any of the specific articles that address the formation and separation of our three branches of government. Please note it states very clearly WE THE PEOPLE. It does not state, we the men or women rather the Constitution is for "We the People" which is inclusive of All Americans.

It is an absolute shame that we are so fragmented as a nation into different groups or categories of group such as Native American Indians, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Gay Americans, Lesbian Americans, and the list goes on and on. When we are segregated into small groups, we lose the power of We the People and replace it with a much smaller voice of We the (fill in the blanks).

The United States of America is the only remaining super power on this planet and why is that? The main factor is the fact the United States is a cohesive representation of millions of people with a common heritage and guiding principles established in our Constitution. Together we are strong, separate and divide us and we become weak. We have applied this principal throughout the globe. We weaken others through division whether by national origin, race, or other factors. Yet, here we have remained strong because of our union. This was the vision of our forefathers when they drafted the Constitution, We the People!

We must take a moment and reflect on the suffering experienced by the various groups in their struggles to attain recognition as equal partners in our society. For some the struggles lasted decades for others it is still ongoing. While we believe in an equal society the reality is that there are many that continue to face discrimination in an overt manner, while some in subtle manners. Many continue to focus on rhetoric than to acknowledge and articulate sober-minded policy proposals of equality for all. We must continue to learn and mature in our thinking and actions. For our nation to be truly united we must embrace our differences and rejoice in our diversity. It will surely be a very boring society if were all the same, therefore we must declare that our greatness and power is due to our diversity for we are "We the People".

To the rest of the world, we are a strong nation, but the truth is far from that. As a divided people, we cannot sustain our strength. We must revisit the reasons for our divisive approaches to our fellow Americans and embrace the undisputable facts that together we will succeed and apart we will fail. It is time for divisive attitudes to be replaced by inclusive approaches throughout our land. We are all Americans!

As diverse as we are, and as a united people we must continue to strive towards greatness by not forgetting those overlooked or neglected in our society for their struggles are real and their pain is genuine. Join us in celebrating our cultural backgrounds, our heritage and most importantly our individual freedoms to be ourselves in our own wonderful and all-inclusive United States of America. God Bless the USA!

As your congressman I am committed to fight for equality for All Americans!

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