Posted on 12/30/2009 11:02:30 AM PST by Rick.Donaldson
It's time to fire them all.
Go to the polls and VOTE THEM OUT. ANYONE else running against your congress critter is fair game.
OUT with the OLD, in with the NEW. Send a message. Don't keep ANY OF THEM!
What he said!
This should be nailed to the entrance to Congress and the Senate, just like Luther’s Theses.
Of such great sentiments - and facts - are revolutions made.
Your strongly worded letter to people with a similar point of view should do the trick.
Hey, I know, how about instead of writing letters to other true-belivers in the choir, you convince 3, 4 or 5 people in your life to vote with you who might otherwise not - and make sure they get to the polls on election day.
Now THAT would be a message.
Get a grip. I'm sick of this nonsense. There are some people in Congress who've been standing up for our country and for us, and half of FR is ready to kick them to the curb because "fire them all" is a snappy slogan and investing the thought necessary to distinguish between the innocent and the guilty might get in the way of their self-indulgent, therapeutic raging.
I have already been doing that. I didn’t convince 3-4 people either. Try dozens.
Nice rant and very well done. “Liberty, Freedom and Justice” are such novel ideas. ;>)
Regrettably, I don’t share your faith that any of this is going to get turned around without a Second American Revolution.
I see 2010 as the last chance and it may turn things around, but if it doesn’t, 2012 will not likely be a bloodless election.
Of course, the way things have been going, We The People may not wait for the next election. As ugly as that sounds, we are being forced to the edge of a cliff.... I for one, refuse to be pushed into the abyss.
At any rate, this is going to be a most interesting and very trying year for all of us.
“Liberty, Freedom and Justice” must win out by whatever means necessary and at any cost. Failure is not an option.... regardless of what it takes to succeed.
So as I see it, pray and labor for the bloodless ballot to work, but be prepared to deal with the worst, as it may truly be just around the next bend in the road.
One more tidbit that we are not in total agreement on, “It’s time to fire them all”.
That might look good on a sign and there are days when that seems like it’s the direction we should go... but there are still a few statesmen left and a few patriots that are breaking their butts to turn this sinking ship around.
We need to be picky, but lets not throw out the very guys and gals that are actually doing their jobs... we need them.
“Tell two people to tell two people...”
I’ve got 4 that I’ve convinced so far. Here in California, that’s saying something.
Practical action is what’s going to win it for our side, one person at a time.
I hate to admit to being in that classification (I liked youth much better), but at 61, I think I might be a “Senior”. ;>)
And in my case, the message I would be sending if I did as you suggest is: "It's pointless to even try to do what I want you to do, I'm going to stab you in the back anyway."
Congress has been sending us a LOT of messages. I'll give you an example. Four months ago I took several hours to write a heart-felt, very well-thought out, deeply researched letter to one of the Colorado Senator, Michael Bennet regarding his vote on the monster 2000+ page Health Care bill.
In the letter I gave facts, and information in regards to the my own personal health insurance (and of course, by default similar care for thousands of others here in Colorado because they have similar policies). I explained that the people don't WANT a Congress-controlled system, and we certainly don't want Congress making it MORE difficult on people.
He wrote back a three paragraph letter. Thanking me for writing and giving my opinion, telling me he was going to vote HIS way and NOT MINE (or by his constituents) and lastly explaining how he was there to a job IN SPITE of PEOPLE LIKE ME.
I let it go... then three weeks ago, he was on the local radio and TV channels (remember I wrote him THREE MONTHS BEFORE) saying, "My Constituents have finally spoken! They are ASKING FOR CHANGE and I am going to VOTE FOR this bill!"
That sucks. You senator is a scumbag. That's YOUR problem, now YOU deal with it yourself.
Fire them all. Good, Bad, Right or Left. THEY WORK FOR US. We DO NOT WORK FOR THEM!
My Congressman works for me, he doesn't work for you. Your Congressman works for you, he doesn't work for me. It is nonsensical to fire an employee who is doing a good job. You treat your employees as you see fit and I'll thank you not to advise me on how to treat mine based on your temper tantrum.
“I didn’t convince 3-4 people either. Try dozens.”
Sounds like you’re going to have things sewn up by election time!
The words help fire us up, but practical actions wins elections.
(I Hit your homepage). When I went to Osborn in the late 70’s the Sargent in JROTC said you would get half pay if you stayed in for 20 years.
Clymers!!!!
What a stupid post.
3 of our 5 congressmen here in San Diego are great Conservative Republicans,
Marine Col. Duncan Hunter, Darrell Issa and Brian Bilbray.
There are many other great Conservative Republicans.
I want these people serving with their seniority and experience.
We are at war and this is no time for beginners.
What you are telling voters to do, if you have a broken foot, cut off both legs.
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