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Rein in unchecked DOGE overreach, protect democratic foundations

To: Sen. Banks, Sen. Young, Rep. Yakym

From: A constituent in South Bend, IN

February 5

I share your deep concerns about the unprecedented and legally dubious power grab by Elon Musk and his DOGE team within the federal government. An unelected private citizen should not be able to wield such sweeping authority over vast swaths of the bureaucracy without any meaningful oversight or accountability. The fact that DOGE has already gained access to systems like the Treasury Department's payment processing, which handles trillions in spending and Americans' personal financial data, is extremely alarming. There are serious privacy and conflict of interest issues at play given Musk's vast business empire that could directly benefit from DOGE's efforts. I urge you to take immediate action to rein in DOGE's overreach and ensure proper safeguards are in place to protect citizens' personal information and uphold democratic norms. Allowing a rogue billionaire to dismantle core government functions like education and foreign aid on a whim sets a dangerous precedent that undermines the rule of law. We need full transparency into what security clearances and legal authorities DOGE operatives actually possess. The American people deserve assurance that our most sensitive data will not be exploited or misused by Musk's unchecked campaign of disruption in service of his own ambitions and ideological agenda. Preserving democracy requires upholding robust systems of checks and balances - DOGE's activities threaten those very foundations. Thank you for your service to Hoosiers and our nation.

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