Down with Tyranny
Posted on 12/23/2009 4:38:48 PM PST by jbjd
United States Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) receives his $174,000 annual salary through payroll checks drawn from the U.S. Treasury but he actually works for the Corporation. The DNC Services Corporation. So, while the U.S. Constitution authorizes his office in the Legislative branch of the federal government, Mr. Nelson takes his marching orders directly from the DNC. And even though the Declaration of Independence proclaims that governments “deriv[e] their just powers from the consent of the governed,” given the choice between following the lead of his constituents back home in Nebraska or the dictates of officials of the Corporation, again, Mr. Nelson defers to them.
Surely, if the enlightened thinkers who conceived and drafted of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution had intended to transfer any portion of the power of the people into the domain of the major political parties in this way, they would have mentioned political parties somewhere, anywhere in these auspicious documents. But they didn’t. The recent conduct of Senator Nelson points to prima facie evidence why. ...
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Reads like a good election year campaign sign or bumper sticker.
Start a recall on the S.O.B. It probably won’t get far due to inertia, but he will have to expend some energy/funds counteracting it. Make him sweat a bit.
listenhillary, not in so many words...
Depends on the issue. At the moment the tide is turning against Nebraska.
No, I did not. Very glad he is. But doesn’t matter for this game. :)
subject: Help with Residency Requirements
Senator Nelson,
I am considering moving to the State of Nebraska and was curious if you could provide me with the Residency Requirements in order that i may establish residency in time to help vote you out of office when your term is up.
Sincerely,
A Concerned American
Yes; this could be used by opponents of every legislator who voted for this monstrous piece of legislation notwithstanding her or his constituents back home overwhelmingly rejected it.
is_is: Your comment made me laugh. Then, I saw your moniker, and chuckled. I read comments from bottom to top; and, as if I wasn’t already in a good mood, the post above yours has Senator Nelson’s photograph painted like a clown. I needed this humor tonight. Thanks.
There you go again, making me smile.
HO, nice work. Did you create this photo yourself?
glad i could help!!!
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