A Response to my Letter to Secretary Kelly

So, I finally got a response to my letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly.  A few days ago I received a letter on what purports to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection letterhead (I have no reason to think that it is not) which reads, in its entirety:

"March 17, 2017

"Thank you for contacting the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) about border security.  DHS has asked that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) respond on its behalf.  CBP appreciates your taking time to share your thoughts and concerns with us.  We have forwarded your letter to the appropriate CBP office.

"U.S. Customs and Border Protection"

It is unsigned.

I responses, today I sent U.S. Customs and Border Protection the following letter.  We'll see what they say.

March 29, 2017

                                                                      James W. Collins

                                                                      13112 Appaloosa Chase Dr.

                                                                      Austin, TX  78732

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, D.C.  20229

Re:  Need for a wall through Big Bend National Park

Dear Sir or Madame:

          On March 1. 2017, I sent a letter to Secretary Kelly asking him

“First:  What will you tell Congressman Williams regarding the need to build a wall through Big Bend National Park?

“Second:  If you tell Congressman Williams that it is necessary to build a wall through Big Bend National Park, will you tell him that such a wall could just as effectively be built north of the park?”

          A few days ago I received a letter from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection dated March 17, 2017, acknowledging receipt of my letter to Secretary Kelly and stating that “DHS has asked that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) respond on its behalf.”

          The letter further states that “[w]e have forwarded your letter to the appropriate CBP office,” but it does not state which office it to which it was forwarded.

          May I please know the name of the office or person to which or whom my letter was forwarded?

          Thank you for your time and attention.

                                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                                James W. Collins

Cc:  Secretary John Kelly

       Congressman Roger Williams

 

Did Anyone Else Notice This?

After his inauguration, President Trump said that he had a plan to replace "Obamacare" that was within a "few strokes" of being finished, but he wasn't going to make it public until after Tom Price, his appointment for Health and Human Services Secretary, was confirmed.

Secretary Price has been confirmed for some time now.

Yesterday, House Republicans unveiled their plan to replace "Obamacare."

Where is President Trump's plan to replace "Obamacare"?

We haven't seen it.

Did President Trump decide he wouldn't make his plan public?  If so, he never said so.

What happened to his plan, finished to within a "few strokes"?

Did it ever exist?

Did President Trump lie when he said he had a plan that was within a "few strokes" of being finished?

America, you have been conned.

A Letter to Secretary Kelly

Today I sent the following letter to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

March 1, 2017

                                                                      James W. Collins

                                                                      13112 Appaloosa Chase Dr.

                                                                      Austin, TX  78732

The Honorable John F. Kelly

Secretary of Homeland Security

Washington, D.C.  20528

Re:  Need for a wall through Big Bend National Park

Dear Secretary Kelly:

          My name is James W. Collins.  I live in the 25^th U.S. Congressional District of Texas.  My congressional Representative is Roger Williams.

          I went to Congressman Williams’ Austin office to ask him to do all that he could to oppose building a wall through Big Bend National Park.  I did not get to talk to Congressman Williams, but I did talk to a young staffer in his office named Aaron.  Aaron said he would pass on my request to Congressman Williams.

          I returned to Congressman Williams’ office to find out what his response was.  Aaron told me that Congressman Williams intended to rely on the opinion of the “security people” in deciding whether he would oppose a wall built through Big Bend National Park.

I thereupon asked him to pass on to Congressman Williams my request that, if it was necessary for him to support the building of a wall through Big Bend National Park, would he at least support building it to the north of the park, not through the park?  Aaron said he would pass on my request to Congressman Williams.

When I returned to Congressman Williams’ office to find out what the Congressman had to say about my request, Aaron told me that the Congressman had not changed his position:  that he would support building a wall through Big Bend National Park if, in the opinion of the “security people,” it was necessary.

On another day, I returned to Congressman Williams’ office and again was greeted by Aaron.  I asked Aaron if he could provide me with the names or the position titles of any of the “security people” on whose opinions the Congressman intended to rely.  Aaron said he did not know the names or titles of any of those “security people,” but he would ask and let me know.

When I returned to Congressman Williams’ office, Aaron told me that he had asked the Congressman but did not get any names or position titles.

Upon another visit to Congressman Williams’ office, I met John.  John told me that the phrase “security people” meant anyone who worked for the federal government and had anything to do with the border.  He said it could be anyone from a border patrol agent to you, the Secretary of Homeland Security.  John told me that I could “google it” and find out the names.

Since yours was the only name I was able to get from Congressman Williams, I am writing to you.  If there is someone else to whom I ought to direct my questions, please so inform me.

First:  What will you tell Congressman Williams regarding the need to build a wall through Big Bend National Park?

Second:  If you tell Congressman Williams that it is necessary to build a wall through Big Bend National Park, will you tell him that such a wall could just as effectively be built north of the park?

Thank you for your time and consideration.

                                                            Sincerely,

                                                            James W. Collins

 
Cc:  Congressman Roger Williams