DO THE ORDINARY FOLKS EVEN CARE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN POLITICS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR GOVERNING BODIES?
There may be a fair amount of apathy that has developed over time and it is probably quite natural to feel ‘disgust’ with how our Congress conducts business. This would be further aggravated by what is now being dubbed ‘The Do Nothing Congress’. But that is exactly why it is important for all taxpayers to take at least enough interest in our Election Process and the makeup of those who occupy seats in our Nations Capitol to voice your opinion, even if it is to do no more than cast a vote.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CONTACT YOUR ‘REPRESENTATIVES’? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO THEY ARE?
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd - This is an excellent site from which to gather information.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT LIMITING ALL REPRESENTATIVES TO JUST ONE TERM - CAN YOU EXPAND UPON THIS?
In the just mentioned website:
(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd),
you will see a heading labeled Statistics and a link under that heading. Take a look at the chart on ‘reelection of representatives’. This supports the theory that we have definitely drifted towards what could be called a ‘career congress’.
What the length of a term for a Representative or Senator should be, ie., 2, 4 or 6 years, needs a lot of discussion. What doesn’t seem to need a lot of discussion is whether or not a Representative or a Senator should be allowed run for a second term.
If we the people are going to do some housecleaning in Washington D.C., multiple terms must go. Just on your own, think of the numerous benefits that having all representatives on a one term basis would do for our country. And certainly do not be led into thinking that we do not have enough people resources in this country to easily handle new, fresh and forward thinking men and women who could step up and be GREAT legislators as terms expired in Congress. This question also leads into the next question.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ON THE QUESTION, SHOULD THERE BE SOME KIND OF EQUAL OR LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY SPENT ON CAMPAIGNS?
“House Ethics Committee Parties On”
The House ethics committee continues to live up to its reputation of favoring lobbyist access over ethics. Their new rule gives the green light to large lobbyist soirees at the national party conventions this year. This flies in the face of the new lobbying reform law. Take action!
White House: NOT for Sale - The highest office in America should not be for sale. Yet, the presidential candidates are collecting truck loads of cash from bundlers and big donors. The “Presidential Funding Act of 2007″ would fix this by modernizing the presidential public funding system. Take action!”
THE ABOVE WAS TAKEN FROM A WEBSITE THAT WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE: www.cleanupwashington.org
CORRUPTION (SMALL OR LARGE) WILL ALWAYS EXIST AND THRIVE IF GOOD PEOPLE DO NOTHING.
On another note, it is interesting to see that the National Popular Vote has now garnered another state - Vermont - the 15th state to pass this bill. Click on the National Popular Vote icon in the right margin to go to their website and learn more about this organization.
PERSONAL NOTE: A big thank you is in order to Rip Davis of Arizona for his hours of research he has conducted that have resulted in providing a lot of information that has been written in this and previous Posts. Thanks Rip.
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