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A third Constitutionalist Party must emerge like a ghost from the fog to haunt these lifetime political weasels who think they've found a career as long as the campaign bucks keep rolling in.
Washington is a cesspool of political hacks that are in it for their own self serving interests. The American voters who supported them are the last thing to be thought of.
What’s a good Republican voter to do now?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stay home while the elite RINOs finish destruction of the party. In 20 years the conservative Tea Party step in and pick up from the ashes.
As for me and my house? We pray. A LOT.
The EXEMPT GOP has had its core and money stolen by
Romney and Rove.
The EXEMPT will not change, but will LIE.
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I'm coming to believe that Boehner and McConnel have been threatened and will not resist. In effect the mob now rules the Nation.
A true conservative in the White House might slow the process down, but won't stop it. It will take an energized and courageous conservative base prepared to literally do battle.
We are past the event horizon for this nation. TINVOWOOT.
Skip the top line in 2016 since the winner will either be a de jury Democrat or a de facto Democrat anyway. With enough people doing this we make the point that we are on to their Uniparty scheme.
Term limits won’t help. Those pols with term limits will spend the time they have in elected office preparing for their future. They won’t even have fear of being voted out of office curtailing them somewhat.
On the national level, what does the Republican Party stand for, other than getting re-elected? It is a party without a soul.
Play the game local. The Federal is lost.
“So what is a good Republican voter to do? “
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Support American jobs.
Just saying. Stop importing everything.
Make it here.
Republican Conservative Party…
“Casting a vote for a candidate who has not actively campaigned and does not have the support to be speaker is an indirect vote for Nancy Pelosi, and I will not vote for Nancy Pelosi.”
This is, of course, a lie, unless Republicans don’t show up to vote, since they have a majority of the House and a majority of those present and voting is the requirement to elect a speaker of the house.
We should not think that our fellow sinners or any political party can or will ultimately deliver us from evil. Only God can do that. Prayer for deliverance and a national revival by the Holy Spirit should be right up there at the top of our lists of priorities. In the end, only the Lord can save us from our self-destruction.
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
Nor seek the Lord!...For the Lord is our Judge,
The Lord is our Lawgiver,
The Lord is our King;
He will save us... (Isaiah 31:1, 33:22)
Forgot a few others
1) No ‘benefits’ paid from the Treasury. Public service was (IS) to be a altruistic act.
2) (Though I can find no basis in the act, at it stands currently), D.C. shall have NO immunity to any law/act/regulation or the like that effects We the People in any manner.
3) No $$ shall be given by any entity that can not vote (no biz, no unions, no unions, etc.)
4) Sunshine Law for D.C. - We the People have every right to know the working of those they elect to office. No closed doors, no secret meetings, etc. w/out a loss of office immediately.
• No earmarks. Earmarks have become a symbol of a broken Washington, and an entire lobbying industry has been created around them. The speaker of the House shouldn't use the power of the office to raid the federal Treasury for pork-barrel projects. To the contrary, the speaker should be an advocate for ending the current earmark process, and should adhere to a personal no-earmarks policy that stands as an example for all members of Congress to follow.
I have maintained a no-earmarks policy throughout my time of service in Congress. I believe the House must adopt a moratorium on all earmarks as a signal of our commitment to ending business as usual in the spending process.
• Let Americans read bills before they are brought to a vote. The speaker of the House should not allow any bill to come to a vote that has not been posted publicly online for at least three days. Members of Congress and the American people must have the opportunity to read it.
Similarly, the speaker should insist that every bill include a clause citing where in the Constitution Congress is given the power to pass it. Bills that can't pass this test shouldn't get a vote. House Republicans' new governing agenda, "A Pledge to America," calls for the speaker to implement such reforms immediately.
• No more "comprehensive" bills. The next speaker should put an end to so-called comprehensive bills with thousands of pages of legislative text that make it easy to hide spending projects and job-killing policies. President Obama's massive "stimulus" and health-care bills, written behind closed doors with minimal public scrutiny, were the last straw for many Americans. The American people are not well-served by "comprehensive," and they are rightly suspicious of the adjective.
• No more bills written behind closed doors in the speaker's office. Bills should be written by legislators in committee in plain public view. Issues should be advanced one at a time, and the speaker should place an emphasis on smaller, more focused legislation that is properly scrutinized, constitutionally sound, and consistent with Americans' demand for a less-costly, less-intrusive government.
The speaker of the House, like all members of Congress, is a servant of the American people. The individual entrusted with that high honor and responsibility should act accordingly. A speaker's mission should not be to consolidate power in the speaker's office, but rather to ensure that elected officials uphold their oath to defend the Constitution and the American people we serve. If a speaker carries out that mission successfully, the result should be legislation that better reflects the considerable challenges we face as a nation.
The American people deserve a majority in Congress that listens to the people, focuses on their priorities and honors their demands for smaller, more accountable government. Accountability starts at the top, in the office of the speaker.
A gentle reminder that Republican does not equal Conservative.
The author writes:
“They go to Washington for prestige, payola and privilege; and they retire rich.”
Really?
About 50% of Congressmen were millionaires BEFORE they were elected.
Most members of Congress earn $174,000 per year.
About 600 Congressmen are now retired.
Their median income - pension plus Social Security - is less than $5,000 per month.
Senior Congressional leaders with 25 years of employment get retirement income of about $10,000 per month.
Congressmen, serving or retired, and their spouse, get excellent health insurance for life.
And I believe the surviving spouse gets the same pension amount for life, too, but Social Security makes that a really complicated number to determine.
All in all, the job of Senator or Congressman provides a solid upper middle class income, but they do need to pay for housing in two cities, although quite a few sleep in their office and shower in the gym.