Posted on 11/20/2011 3:17:23 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Lawmakers who've endorsed Rick Perry for president reacted warily to his plan for a part-time Congress and expressed concern about his proposal to cut their salaries in half.
In response to inquiries from The Hill, the lawmakers disagreed with some aspects of the plan but said they liked other parts, such as the idea of spending more time in their districts.
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) vowed to continue to stand by Perry, although he wasn’t necessarily on board with all of the Texas governor's plans.
“I don’t anticipate that I’m going to agree with everything he says,” Inhofe said.
At issue was halving lawmaker pay, which according to Inhofe, could lead to an independently wealthy Congress run by “Rockefellers and people like that, many of whom don’t really have the sensitivities to the real world.”
According to Perry supporter Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), we might already be there.
“With campaign finance reform laws being the way they are now, with McCain-Feingold, you’re almost moving to that anyway because it’s so hard to raise money that you almost have moved to a situation where there is a political class that runs,” he said....
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Or congressmen :-)
You really don't want to see a pay cut for congress along with a cut in the amount of time they spend in D.C.?
I have come to expect too much. Forgive me. This was the quote in its entirety and it's aimed at those who actually have Anti-Perry messages in their tag lines. These same people would jump all over the proposal should their candidate propose it.
If you look at my comment I say "generally" because it's not so in every case and certainly not so outside of Free Republic.
So if someone supports Perry they’re La Raza?
Sheesh.
HOORAY Rick Perry!
Take away the socialist spending, the corporate welfare, the burdensome taxation that supports this nonsense. The pork goes away, the lobbyists go away, the foreign governments and their lobbyists go away, the parasitic state/county/city social lobbyists go away, etc., etc., and the Congress, the President, the courts have very little to do that cannot be done part-time.
DEFUND socialist collectives, foreign and domestic.
DEPOPULATE socialists and RINOS (Republicans Implementing Nuances Of Socialism) from Congress.
http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71§iontree=2,71
Legislatures (state and federal) could be part-time jobs with 1/10th pay, NO retirement, NO insurance, NO benefits and NO perks. These POS politicians can get a full time job doing something productive not progressive.
Their part-time job could be spent DEFUNDING/DISMANTLING socialist collectives, foreign and domestic (our government in particular).
—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Alter it.
Above all, if you wish to be strong, begin by rooting out every particle of socialism that may have crept into your legislation. This will be no light task. - Frederic Bastiat 1801-1850
Well here are the duties of the Governor of Texas....
- Signing or vetoing bills passed by the Legislature.
- Serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
- Convening special sessions of the Legislature for specific purposes.
- Delivering a report on the condition of the state to the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session.
- Estimating of the amounts of money required to be raised by taxation.
- Accounting for all public monies received and paid out by him and recommending a budget for the next two years.
- Granting reprieves and commutations of punishment and pardons upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and revoking conditional pardons.
- Declaring special elections to fill vacancies in certain elected offices. - Appointing qualified Texans to state offices that carry out the laws and direct the policies of state government. Some of these offices are filled by appointment only. Others are ordinarily elected by the people, but the governor must occasionally appoint individuals to fill vacancies. The governor also appoints Texans to a wide range of advisory bodies and task forces that assist him with specific issues.
Doesn't look to me like a job one can do while running for President.
As I said, Perry is currently free to cut his salary as governor. The governor, who spends most of his time campaigning for president earns about 150K.
Why are you posting that nonsense to me? I never said that.
Specifically, which of those has he failed to do? Please list, and with documentation or links. Otherwise, you have no point.
I understand the basic tasks of all Governors. Are you saying he’s not doing any particular ones? Is the Legislature in session? Did he miss a reprieve inquiry? C’mon man, details..
You think that the government of Texas is running perfectly?
I doubt that any governor would say that there isn't more that they can do to make sure that the government functions in their state are running more efficiently.
While Perry collects a $150K paycheck for being the governor of Texas, that should be his first obligation.
But if you think Perry can perform his duties as governor while running for president for 14 months, then tell me why such a part time job should pay $150K a year and tell me why Perry hasn't cut his own salary?
Perhaps you haven't, but plenty have. Before a pot calls a kettle black, perhaps they should check their own coloring.
Here's a simple suggestion for you. Go find a black pot and post your comment to him/her/it.
Well, if you know something that the rest of us don’t, please say so by posting exactly what Perry has not done to fulfill his duties of Governor of Texas. Otherwise, as mentioned, you have no point.
What are you saying.? That Rick Perry would not take just a $200,000 salary as President? That he would take the full 400 G? That's the dumbest thing I read all week. What Perry said is not something you can worm your way out of. Save your clever cynicism for something else.
Of course he has to be elected first
WHY??????
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS THEIR JOB.
The OWS crowd of Congress.
What....... you want us to work...WTH.
It’s penny-ante. It would amount to perhaps a thousandth of one cent on your tax bill.
I’m in an industry where theft is quite common, unfortunately, and one thing I’ve learned is that if an employer tries to save money by paying employees less, the employees will make up for it be doing subtle thefts that are hard to detect, but can be profitable for the employee.
So one question that arise, when Rick is offering to take a wage cut to get the nomination is how he intends to make up for it on the back end.
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