Presidential Questionnaire Regarding the Presidential Administration and the Confederacy
There are a surprising number of ways a President and their administration is involved with policy and practice which promotes honoring the Confederacy or enables neo-Confederates.
So are these candidates have been written with proof of mailing.
REPUBLICANS: Ted Cruz (5/11/2015), Mike Huckabeee (5/11/2015), Dr. Benjamin S. Carson (5/11/2015), Carly Fiorina (5/11/2015), Rand Paul (5/11/2015), Marco Rubio (5/11/2015), George Pataki (6/2/2015), Lindsay Graham (6/17/2015), Rick Santorum (6/6/2015), Jeb Bush(6/17/2015), Bobby Jindal (7/3/2015) , Martin O'Malley (6/2/2015), Rick Perry (6/4/2015), Donald Trump (7/3/2015) .
DEMOCRATS: Lincoln Chaffee (6/17/2015), Jim Webb (7/3/2015), Hillary Clinton (5/11/2015), Bernie Sanders(5/12/2015).
Candidates who will be written next: Scott Walker, John Kasich, will be sent the questionnaire shortly.
Other potential candidates will be written after they announce. For candidates not responding to the first mailing there will be a follow up mailing by certified letter.
Lincoln Chaffee replied and said that he would not be answering questionnaires.
COVER LETTER
The following is the cover letter that is sent to every candidate. As you can see they are given a very wide latitude as to how they can respond.
Edward H. Sebesta
edwardsebesta@gmail.com
Name
Campaign Name
Address
Dear XXXXX:
I am investigative researcher regarding the neo-Confederate movement. I am published by peer reviewed academic journals and university presses as well as non-academic publications. You can read my curriculum vitae online at http://www.templeofdemocracy.com/curriculum-vitae.html.
The policies and practices of presidential administrations unfortunately often enable neo-Confederate organizations. The neo-Confederate movement in addition to being advocates of a wide variety of prejudices is against democracy itself and condemns Abraham Lincoln as a criminal.
It is my hope to find out what the positions of the candidates for President are regarding these policies and practices which enable neo-Confederate organizations and some questions relating to the Civil War and Reconstruction relating to neo-Confederate ideology.
To this end I am sending all the announced candidates for president the enclosed questionnaire. The questions are based on past practices of current and prior presidential administrations of the 20th and 21st century, a few relating to neo-Confederate ideology, the views of some recent presidential candidates and the 2012 secession petitions after the elections and public polls on secession.
The responses need not be limited to yes, no, undecided or other. You can write in a reply as you see best to express your views on the question. If more room is needed the back of the questionnaire can be used as well as additional sheets.
I look forward to reading your replies to this questionnaire as well as informing the public regarding them.
Sincerely Yours,
Edward H. Sebesta
So are these candidates have been written with proof of mailing.
REPUBLICANS: Ted Cruz (5/11/2015), Mike Huckabeee (5/11/2015), Dr. Benjamin S. Carson (5/11/2015), Carly Fiorina (5/11/2015), Rand Paul (5/11/2015), Marco Rubio (5/11/2015), George Pataki (6/2/2015), Lindsay Graham (6/17/2015), Rick Santorum (6/6/2015), Jeb Bush(6/17/2015), Bobby Jindal (7/3/2015) , Martin O'Malley (6/2/2015), Rick Perry (6/4/2015), Donald Trump (7/3/2015) .
DEMOCRATS: Lincoln Chaffee (6/17/2015), Jim Webb (7/3/2015), Hillary Clinton (5/11/2015), Bernie Sanders(5/12/2015).
Candidates who will be written next: Scott Walker, John Kasich, will be sent the questionnaire shortly.
Other potential candidates will be written after they announce. For candidates not responding to the first mailing there will be a follow up mailing by certified letter.
Lincoln Chaffee replied and said that he would not be answering questionnaires.
COVER LETTER
The following is the cover letter that is sent to every candidate. As you can see they are given a very wide latitude as to how they can respond.
Edward H. Sebesta
edwardsebesta@gmail.com
Name
Campaign Name
Address
Dear XXXXX:
I am investigative researcher regarding the neo-Confederate movement. I am published by peer reviewed academic journals and university presses as well as non-academic publications. You can read my curriculum vitae online at http://www.templeofdemocracy.com/curriculum-vitae.html.
The policies and practices of presidential administrations unfortunately often enable neo-Confederate organizations. The neo-Confederate movement in addition to being advocates of a wide variety of prejudices is against democracy itself and condemns Abraham Lincoln as a criminal.
It is my hope to find out what the positions of the candidates for President are regarding these policies and practices which enable neo-Confederate organizations and some questions relating to the Civil War and Reconstruction relating to neo-Confederate ideology.
To this end I am sending all the announced candidates for president the enclosed questionnaire. The questions are based on past practices of current and prior presidential administrations of the 20th and 21st century, a few relating to neo-Confederate ideology, the views of some recent presidential candidates and the 2012 secession petitions after the elections and public polls on secession.
The responses need not be limited to yes, no, undecided or other. You can write in a reply as you see best to express your views on the question. If more room is needed the back of the questionnaire can be used as well as additional sheets.
I look forward to reading your replies to this questionnaire as well as informing the public regarding them.
Sincerely Yours,
Edward H. Sebesta
The Questionnaire
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