Posted on 04/03/2002 4:27:48 AM PST by P8riot
Nonsense!
How about those Demoncrat lackeys John Corzine, Jean Carnahan and John Edwards - just to name a few. Do you hear anything from the media about them being "not qualified"?
Next steps? Do you have to file with the FEC?
You're right. John Edwards served in NC as an ambulance chasing lawyer - so he has had plenty of experience with the various branches of government - and the rest are incompetent.
How about Ronald Reagan? Running for Governor of California is a bigger job than being a Senator. He never held political office. George Washington never held an elected position in his life, other than President (and they had plenty of elected offices around then, too).
Listen. This "you haven't enough experience" game could go on all day. Who cares if they have "elected experience"? If necessary, one can hire savvy aides who can help you through the political hoops. It might be a help, but it is certainly no qualifier.
Schmuck Schumer has been in government all his life, as well as other worthies such as Joe Lieberman and Al Gore. Sucking off the government teat gives nobody an inside track to honesty, integrity, common sense and respect for the Constitution. I'll take those latter qualities rather than how many years somebody has "served" in government as an elected official.
Give us an entire government of the previously unelected and we'll probably be way ahead of the game.
Thanks for your reply on abortion. That's excellent. Without apologies, I am in some ways a single-issue voter: I do not vote for pro-choice/pro-abortion/anti-life candidates. That's why I asked. My suggestion is to fill the vacuum of death with life: life for the unborn, promoting options - crisis pregnancy centers, adoption, protect the elderly and disabled (from euthanasia), as opposed to just being against abortion. You have presented a principled framework on many issues, which certainly has carried over into the abortion issue.
Our prayers are with you.
He states up front that he has held none. I, for one, consider that a point in his favour. "Politician" should not be a full time career; that it has become one is the reason for some of our problems with bloated, overreaching, unconstitutional government.
AB
I don't know where you are located, or where you're campaign (?) offices would be, but I'd be proud to help you. PC skills, telephone, public relations, you name it, I am so there.
I don't subscribe to the theory that people can't tell you what they intend to do in political office (or anything else, for theat matter), prior to them doing it. Nor do I feel one is disqualified because of no political record. Whether they will hold to their stated intentions is another discussion.
If performance in political office were the only criterea for judging a man's life and outlook for political office, then we should never vote for anybody who has never held office. That means we would only vote for those who previously held office, which ultimately means nobody,... because every elected politician somewhere, sometime ran for some office for the first time. However, for those who never held office, we can look at his record in what else he has done, both on the public record and off and make an informed judgment.
I think your real objection is the Senate is such an "important" office and for 6 years, we should see a known track record. Well, every man has a track record and a world-view which controls his actions. It just may not be (thankfully!) in politics. Anybody running for office should be willing to discuss all transparently and stand on it, as well as state his specific intentions should he gain the office.
IMHO, we would be better off having a Senate composed of upstanding nonpolitical citizens who are driven by moral principle rather than the pack of craven politicial hacks we now suffer under!
As near as I can determine I do not have to file with the FEC until such a time as I have raised $5,000.00 (I need to look deeper into this). Since this is a grassroots write-in campaign, and I am not raising funds, I don't see that $5K happening anytime soon. But I will file with them anyway as soon as I can get a committee in place, just in case any money comes in. Besides. I've checked the internet , and there is more than one person with my name (including middle initial) in this country, as a matter of fact there are two of us in the Richmond area. I'd hate for anyone else to claim my seat.
Love it! Wish I'd thought of it.
Best of luck - win it or just send a message. Either way - you win.
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