Posted on 04/20/2008 1:51:34 PM PDT by nels96
A REVOLUTION TO TAKE BACK THE US CONGRESS by Nelson Lee Walker of tenurecorrupts.com
I am proposing that we create a popular, bloodless, political revolution in our country.
I believe that it is very necessary, very possible, and very doable.
The object of this revolution is the destruction of the professional political class which currently dominates and corrupts the US Congress.
I am convinced, as are many, many voters, that the bulk of our country’s political problems arises out of this ‘permanent’ Congressional political class, and their devotion to party power and to the financial special interests keeping them in power.
There is a simple way for voters to create this revolution: That way is to...NEVER REELECT any Congressional incumbent, anytime, in the House or the Senate, good guys or bad, in either party. Just NEVER REELECT!
It can be done easily and at no cost. All it takes is a national email campaign by all voters, getting their friends, and their friends, and their friends, to send out this NEVER REELECT message, frequently, thru out 2008, 2010, and 2012, and maybe longer...Just NEVER REELECT!
If we succeed in doing this for two or three election cycles, we would sharply reduce the rate of successful reelections from over 98% in the House. Similarly in the Senate. This leaves room for and encourages ‘citizen’ legislators. It would break the back of the special interests and allow ‘citizen’ legislators, using the Internet, without the help of special interests, to run for and win office.
The resulting larger contingent of freshman Congresspeople would enable us to call for term limits of “6 Years and Out”, and for publicly funded federal elections. Both of these changes would keep the professional politicians and their financial backers on the sidelines for a long, long time.
Let’s do it! (Note to all readers: Please feel free to use this message, with or without attribution, for any purpose.) .
I am proposing that we create a popular, bloodless, political revolution in our country.
I believe that it is very necessary, very possible, and very doable.
The object of this revolution is the destruction of the professional political class which currently dominates and corrupts the US Congress.
I am convinced, as are many, many voters, that the bulk of our country’s political problems arises out of this ‘permanent’ Congressional political class, and their devotion to party power and to the financial special interests keeping them in power.
There is a simple way for voters to create this revolution: That way is to...NEVER REELECT any Congressional incumbent, anytime, in the House or the Senate, good guys or bad, in either party. Just NEVER REELECT!
It can be done easily and at no cost. All it takes is a national email campaign by all voters, getting their friends, and their friends, and their friends, to send out this NEVER REELECT message, frequently, thru out 2008, 2010, and 2012, and maybe longer...Just NEVER REELECT!
If we succeed in doing this for two or three election cycles, we would sharply reduce the rate of successful reelections from over 98% in the House. Similarly in the Senate. This leaves room for and encourages ‘citizen’ legislators. It would break the back of the special interests and allow ‘citizen’ legislators, using the Internet, without the help of special interests, to run for and win office.
The resulting larger contingent of freshman Congresspeople would enable us to call for term limits of “6 Years and Out”, and for publicly funded federal elections. Both of these changes would keep the professional politicians and their financial backers on the sidelines for a long, long time.
Let’s do it! (Note to all readers: Please feel free to use this message, with or without attribution, for any purpose.) .
The GOP needs a clearly-stated visionary pro-American agenda based on low-taxes and reduced spending.
That may help, and then again, it may not.
Case in point would be California’s experience with term limits.
Hasn’t seemed to stop the corruption nor the power of the Democrats and left-wing RINOS like Arnold.
It’s all of political correctness, including the ongoing “dumbing down” of people, that truly needs to be successfully stopped and successfully reversed for always!
The Gingrich Contract with America did just that in 1994.
Unfortunately, when implemented in the 1995 budget, Clinton vetoed it. The rats, media, government unions and popular culture piled on the GOP and forced them to back down. The pubbies learned their lesson. Go along to get along and maybe keep one's job.
The sheeple see nothing wrong with forcing others to pay for their goodies. That attitude has become ingrained in our culture and I doubt it will be removed anytime soon.
(a) There is not a Republican candidate running against the incumbent..... do we then vote for the Democrat non incumbent?
(b)then what do you think would happen if in voting against one's incumbent, it would mean most likely loosing a huge pork-project and thus lots of local jobs and money..... how many locals would likely follow through with this thinking they would loose their job? I know it would be for the good of the nation, but people are selfish when it comes to their personal sacrifice, I am afraid.
(c) so now, the democrats use the above two truths AGAINST US TO GAIN ALL THE SEATS!!!
The media piled on them, but the people kept voting them into office. It was only after the GOP got control of the White House and the GOP Congress spent like drunken sailors did the GOP got their butts kicked out of office. Had the GOP held tight on spending, there would still be a GOP majority in Congress.
This is a no-brainer here in Massachusetts.
We have 10 congressmen, 2 senators and one governor...all Democrats.
I would at least like to see a choice on the ballot: NONE OF THE ABOVE.
Saying you will never reelect means they really can do what they want this time.
How about a real take back program whereby we prosecute these congress critters for bribery and make laws that prohibit anyone not a citizen of their district from giving campaign donations to include non-people such as corporations.
Remember, for every 250,000 signatures they receive as letters and emails they get $250,000 from a corporation to ignore your demands.
Publicly funded Federal elections is an idea gone bad.
With Federal money comes Federal rules, and ultimately, total control of who is PERMITTED to run for office.
The old method, of either using one’s own resources, or going to the people and asking for individual contributions, may have its faults, but the candidate always knew who his benefactors were. And responded accordingly.
I think term limits are ineffective because they have been used piece meal. In some cases they hurt, like here in Florida. We get a good gov and he leaves on term limits. In his place we get Crist.
One guy I was talking too thought the problem was the districts. How the parties organize their districts based on the affiliation of the residents. Largely democratic areas are assigned a certain district that of course usually has democrats elected. As such the parties can control most of the elections for local and state governments. Only the party approved person gets nominated and therefor elected.
Tin foil hat time. I am sure that all the Dems will go along withs this plan—not.
The masses will not be denied. Count on it.
Yup. I'd add to that stopping illegal immigration. The GOP has strayed so far from core principles it's frightening.
A bloodless revolution has got the chance of a fart in a wurlwind.It will take four painful years the likes we had under the moron carter before people wake up.Everyone has just gotten fat,dumb and happy and need a wake up call.
Meanwhile regardless of who is elected this year, they will be busy over the next 4 yrs. swearing in and registering as many illegals and their relatives as they can get to sign up and vote Democrat - millions and millions of them.
By the time the sheeple wake up, it will be OVER. In fact, it's already OVER before the '08 election happens because the same thing is going to happen no matter who you vote for or against. The only thing left to do is sign them up and start giving them more "stuff" from the middle class taxpayers. We're all gonna be poor together. Doesn't that make you feel warm and fuzzy?
I agree whole-heartedly with the premise. Now, ... how ya gonna get the people in Massachusetts to not vote for Teddy?
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