Amy Myers isn’t your typical 16 year old high school student.
In a local news report, journalist Melissa Dipento describes a powerful letter that Amy sent to Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, pointing out the various public statements Bachmann has made that are factually incorrect.
She wants to publicly challenge statements made by Michele Bachmann in a one-on-one debate, and suggested the debate in her letter to Bachmann.
In that letter, Amy proves that she perfectly represents the sort of truth-based journalism that we strongly stand for here at Top Secret Writers. While she’s only sixteen, her letter proves that she has the insight and intelligence of many people twice her age.
In fact, I believe Amy represents a growing contingent of young Americans - the next generation of voters and activists - that no longer take public statements made by people in positions of authority as gospel. In her letter, Amy proved that she has the capacity to question things that have been "accepted" as true by larger society.
In her letter, sent to Bachmann on April 29th, Amy wrote:
"I have found quite a few of your statements regarding the Constitution of the United States, the quality of public school education and general U.S. civics matters to be factually incorrect, inaccurately applied or grossly distorted. The frequency and scope of these comments prompted me to write this letter."
The fact that Amy identified those inaccuracies is a testament to her gift for research and separating fact from fiction (a quality we greatly admire at Top Secret Writers), and her bravery in putting those inaccuracies down on paper and mailing the letter to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann represents a courageous stand for truth that should make every activist reading this smile.
This is the future generation - a wave of youth that will keep future politicians honest.
Not surprisingly, Myers is an editor at her school's newspaper. She has a natural talent for journalistic research and discerning the truth.
In her list of inaccuracies she has identified in various public statements made by Bachmann, Myers includes:
-->The statement that the "shot heard 'round the world' was in New Hampshire, while it was really in Massachusetts.
-->The statement that the Founding Fathers worked to remove slavery, while in reality most of them had slaves of their own.
According to the news report, Myers is running for class president, and hopes to attend Harvard Law. My guess is that whether or not she wins class president, Myers has a bright future as a truth-seeker and a political activist.
Myers told reporters that Bachmann hasn't yet responded to her letter, but that she hopes Bachmann will accept the debate challenge so that she can put the falsehoods Bachmann stated publicly to bed once and for all.
The debate challenge is a move that proves that because she knows she has the truth on her side, Myers has nothing to fear - not even from a career politician.
Ryan Dube is editor-in-chief of TSW and an electrical engineer in the automation industry. He spends his time investigating declassified government documents, legends and conspiracy theories. Ryan has 374 post(s) at Top Secret Writers
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