Posted on 08/17/2009 2:35:21 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
As outlined in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, the members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years. The reason for this was to guarantee the House members would be responsive to their constituents. Delegates at the constitutional convention felt that a two-year term of office would give new House members the opportunity to learn their job, while at the same time keep them dependent upon and therefore responsive to the wishes of the people. In a young nation where the town meeting was a common part of the governmental process, the House of Representatives was generally viewed as a natural extension of the town hall meeting... direct participation by the citizens themselves.
Congressman Eric Massa (D- NY) is not a big fan of the "founders" and their reason for setting up the House. This weekend he spoke to a group at the Netroots convention and said he knows that his constituents are against the public option, and the single payer system, but he is going to vote for it despite his constituents objections. He just doesn't care what the public thinks, he will vote against the interests of his district:
(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...
“Eric Massa (D- NY)-The Congressman Who Doesn’t Care”
All Democrats, following the lead of the Speaker of the House, have unplugged from the democratic process; they’re just not all dumb enough to admit it publicly.
Democrat Kamikazis.
PARTICIPANT: If there was eighty twenty in the room?
MASSA: If there was a single payer bill?
PARTICIPANT: And there was a single payer….
MASSA: I will vote for the single payer bill.
Hahahahahahaha.......what an asshat...get this guy out NOW before you have another Bawney Fwank on your hands...well, not on your hands...that would be disgusting...you know what I mean...
Eric Massa = dead meat
lemming
Enjoy life after Congress Eric
The problem is that districts are so gerrymandered that even the most out of touch elitist politician will probably be re-elected time after time.
Throw the bum out.
the guy is in a Conservative District
In 2010, he’s toast. He’d better enjoy it while he can.
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