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The Honorable FIRST LASTNAME                 
United States Senate [or House of Representatives]
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Washington, DC 20510 [or other]

 

Senator [or Representative] LASTNAME:

 

[Insert a brief blurb about you, as their constituent and signor of this letter. If you happen to be a registered Republican sending message to a Republican Senator or House Member, please indicate as such.]

 

Upon taking office, all members of Congress take a solemn oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” This is not a ceremonial pledge—it is a binding commitment to uphold the principles of our constitutional republic.

 

I know that members of Congress are fully aware of their constitutional responsibilities.  I’m sure that you are equally aware that the U.S. Supreme Court has long affirmed that congressional oversight is an essential function of governance—not a political weapon, but a fundamental check on executive power. In McGrain v. Daugherty (1927), the Court explicitly upheld oversight as an implied power necessary to fulfilling Congress’s legislative responsibilities.

 

And yet, over the past several weeks, shocking violations of Executive Branch overreach have been reported, as irreparable harm is being inflicted on nearly every major department of the federal government, while also potentially impairing U.S. national security interests. A small sampling of these offenses includes:

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• U.S. Department of the Treasury:

  • Unregulated access to sensitive taxpayer data, Social Security numbers, and bank account information

  • The potential for massive fraud, misuse, or unintended consequences due to reckless data handling with no oversight or understanding of how these systems operate
     

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):

  • Reports of unauthorized re-coding of legacy systems without safeguards or review

  • The risk of catastrophic failure to national air travel infrastructure due to unchecked modifications
     

• Department of Health and Human Services:

  • Compromised Medicaid and Medicare data, exposing millions of Americans’ private medical records

  • Blatant disregard for HIPAA regulations, failing to protect the sensitive health information of U.S. citizens

 

When every Social Security Number, bank account number, and medical record—including those of members of Congress—inevitably surfaces on the dark web, once that enormously valuable data is stolen (or simply monetized by those who currently possess that data), who will be to blame?

 

Will it be the 20-something year-old with no security clearance, who accessed government servers and offloaded sensitive data onto unsecured external hard drives?  Will it be Elon Musk, wielding vague and unchecked authority via D.O.G.E., directing teams to extract terabytes of classified government information without oversight?  Will it be President Trump, who has repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness to respect the constitutional limits of his power?

 

No—the blame will rest squarely on Congress, the one and only body entrusted with the responsibility of oversight over the Executive Branch.

 

Let me be clear: I support government modernization, increased efficiency, and reforms that bring private-sector discipline to federal operations. Additionally, I acknowledge that policies and funding priorities evolve with each new Congress and Administration. However, such changes must adhere to regular order, ensuring compliance with the due process provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 and adherence to the U.S. Constitution and existing U.S. laws. All actions of the Executive Branch must conform to these standards and be conducted with full transparency, robust checks and balances, and rigorous Congressional oversight.

 

The Executive Branch’s recent power grab is deeply troubling—but the passive acquiescence of Congress is far more alarming. Your failure to act is a clear and undeniable dereliction of duty and a shocking betrayal of your oath of office.

 

If you continue on this path, your legacy will be defined by failure and neglect, marked by your willing complicity in the erosion of the U.S. Constitution.

 

I urge you—before it is too late—to demonstrate the courage required to uphold your oath of office. Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority, exercise its power of the purse, and provide the oversight necessary to defend the Constitution and protect the American people.

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I pray that you find the courage to do so.

Your Constituent,



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