Dear Mrs. Senator..

Dear Senator Barbara Boxer:

I am writing to express my disturbance of the growing issue of human overpopulation not only facing our country, but also affecting the globe. It is clear that the United States doesn’t have a true understanding of the colossal impact our population has on the world. That is why I am asking you to the introduction of legislation to implement a policy to change the United States’ population. I support an in-depth investigation into the shock our country’s population has caused against the environment and the depletion of resources. By examining other countries’ policies to control the population, such as China with the One Child Policy or India with forced sterilization, it is feasible for the United States to create a solution for our problem. Under the One Child Policy, China prevented over 250 million births in their country allowing their government to focus on industrial and economic advances. The use of forced sterilization as governmental incentives prevented over 4 million births in India since 2001.
I also urge you to create an independent commission to investigate, on a deeper level, the dramatic impact the United State’s population has on the national and international spectrum. Currently, our country consumes 24% of the world’s energy while we are only 5% of the world’s population. If we continue at this rate, our population is set to increase by 44% in the next forty years. Previous correlations prove that in our country when our population increases so does our demand for natural resources. The amount of resources our population consumes is not only draining the planet of resources (readily available food, water, natural gases) but also jeopardizing the livelihood of future generations. The ability to create a commission that would conduct an in-depth analysis would provide the necessary information to combat our portion of this global crisis. Such a commission should have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas. This could be a revolutionary and humane approach to not only expanding our knowledge of our population but also understanding how necessary a solution is.
If America is to remain the global pioneer our reputation currently holds, we must show the world we are ready to take drastic steps to address one of the most important issues of our time. America is a role model in the international community. By taking advantage of this recognition, policy change can not only affect America’s impact on the world’s overpopulation crisis but also encourage other countries to do the same. Our changes could motivate countries to draft policies of the same measure, considering human overpopulation is of global concern, this is the most ideal situation.
Earth’s countries have been ignorant to the human overpopulation problem for to long. In order to avoid the inevitable, it is our responsibility to conduct radical measures to alleviate this problem.