Posted on 05/31/2017 2:36:36 PM PDT by The Bat Lady
Good job.
Bastards in DC are completely out of control.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3555995/posts
It seems that chances are, Republicans who are suppose to be in ‘control’ of Congress, are led around the nose by ‘democrat’ staffers.
You can only contact YOUR representative.
Sorry lightman, not ignoring you, been sick.
So IF my critter isn't on the committee that is important to me, you are saying I can't contact those guys? or the speaker of the House?
Sorry, I disagree, they all work for "We the People". I am a "People" of America.
I have the right to contact all of them if I so choose.
Just stating the facts, ma’am, not defending them.
We have a right to contact any legislator we please; but their technology has decreed that phone and email can go only to the zip-code determined Congresscritter.
Sending a snail mail letter still works, but probably best to go certified with return receipt.
I would agree with this reasoning if I didn’t know that they accept contributions from anyone outside of their district.
Anyone with a few bucks can buy access to a Congress Person or a Senator regardless of their zip code. That being the case they should not be filtering their calls from any US citizen.
Perhaps. But since we dont vote in their districts they can safely ignore us.
Perhaps. But since we dont vote in their districts they can safely ignore us.
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Which I have been saying for a while - If they don’t directly represent you, you shouldn’t be able to give them money.
Why should people in ‘Texas’ be allowed to use their money to influence a dog catchers race in ‘Virginia’?
It just allows the cost of the elections to rise and sort of takes it out of the locals hands when A Soros or Bloomberg or Koch etc etc can pour millions into races that seemingly don’t effect them...
So, this ‘reasoning’ that if I YOU don’t directly represent ME, that I shouldn’t be able to talk to you should just take the natural course in regards soliciting funds from me.
Well kind of yes but no.
I think a representative should be able to talk to anyone they like and vise versa.
But I don’t think a representative should be able to accept money from anyone outside of their district or state.
I also don’t think there should be any limit on campaign donations.
Limits harm challengers more than they do incumbents (otherwise they never would have passed).
For Senators it all got fouled up once they became Super Representatives; directly elected by the citizens of the state.
Before election of senators was simply convincing the people of the state legislature to elect you to the US Senate and campaigning was just walking around the state house and talking to your fellow statesmen. Not (theoretically) a lot of money involved.
So, this ‘reasoning’ that if I YOU don’t directly represent ME, that I shouldn’t be able to talk to you should just take the natural course in regards soliciting funds from me.
Well kind of yes but no.
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Sorry if I didn’t make myself clear.
What I mean is since ‘THEY’ are now allowed to screen calls to virtually only speak to their constituents, that reasoning should be giving ammo to ‘my’ thought of only being allowed to accept money from people you directly represent... works one way, should work both ways...
You once could e-mail these parasites, but now they restricted their access to people in their districts, even when they hold posts like Ryan, which impact everyone.
The House of Lords needs to be demoted to their original purpose.
Convention of the States - our last hope.
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