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Originally Posted by cabo35
Kahuna, Steve....while your "kick 'em all out" plan has significant appeal to angry Americans, I fear the net result will only expand and benefit the insidious, growing tyranny now inhabiting the White House and the halls of Congress. Do you really believe that the unholy alliance of UNIONS, GREENIES who want to dictate environmental policy and the SOCIAL JUSTICE minions who want to see wealth distribution and "free money" through usurious taxation will subscribe to your plan and "vote 'em out"? Do you believe that ACORN, who now receives billions in tax payer dollars to "community organize" democratic votes, will say, "Cool.....let's jump on board with Kahuna and Steve and get rid of those democratic guys that gave us billions." I fear the unintended consequence of your strategy, by accident or design, would be tantamount to victory for the oppressors by virtue of the time tested "divide and conquer" strategy while expanding and growing the liberal, socialist democrat base.
Ginny Brown-Waite stood up in Congress and stated she was opposed to Congress's Health Plan because it negatively impacted seniors. She advocates for second amendment rights and believes that government has gotten too big. She is for tax cuts not tax hikes and against "cap and trade" otherwise known as "cap and tax".......and I should cast my vote against her because...?
Do I sense that a double team is about to occur?
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Ms. Brown-Waite is an honorable person. I just don't want her to have the job as representative indefinitely.
I'll concede that most of the representatives start out with the best of intentions. However, there comes a time when it stops being a public calling and it changes to "
it's my job, career and re-election is more important than anything." We've all seen it happen, that after a term or two, the representative becomes more of a DC fixture than a local one, and sees themselves more a member of the DC society than their district's. I just got back from 5 years in DC and was appalled by how I saw congressfolk live there than at "home." When congressfolk own $500K-$2Million homes/condos in the DC area, that should be a sign they've been there too long.
The Founding Fathers made being a representative a 2-year position, not a 20-year one. When congressfolk stay in office so long on 2 or 6 year positions that they need
a retirement program, isn't that evidence enough that the seats need new bottoms in them at least every other term?
I thank Ms. Brown-Waite for her service, but I do not see having a "career representative" who needs a retirement program for service a necessity for this district. For the size of this congressional district, there must be others who also are qualified and willing to serve for a term or two, and then rejoin local society.
To me, the honorable thing for Ms. Brown-Waite to do is step aside in 2010, and nothing stops her from endorsing and campaigning for her party's candidate for this congressional seat. Anything less is having another career representative to join the likes of all those we complain about.