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My idea exactly

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Glenn has a bumper sticker that is really starting to look like a good idea.

At this point, I'm tempted to simply vote for anyone who is not an incumbent, regardless of their party affiliation or positions. We need to hit the 'reset' button on our misrepresentatives and I'd prefer to do it at the ballot box than any other way.

It's easily observable that Washington D.C. is broken. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but if memory serves me correctly, something above 80% of our congress-critters stay in their job each time voting comes around. This is too much.

I hear you thinking "Now, Robb. If we vote everyone out, we'll be voting out people who actually do a good job." From where I'm sitting, nothing good is coming out of anyone's pie hole that isn't tainted with the stench of everything else.

What I want is to instill fear into the politicians that their jobs are not as cushy and stable as they'd like. Maybe a good cleansing would send a message. Maybe not. All I know is that an entire new batch of leeches can't be any worse than what we have now. Plus, their inexperience can only slow them down.

posted @ 4/13/2009 10:30:23 AM

Comments

Homer says:

on 4/13/2009 12:27:33 PM

Absolutely. Replace them all. Every election. One term and out.

Problem is, while everyone hates Congress they seem to like their representative/senator, so they want everyone else to vote their guy out, but mine's OK.

Nope. One term and out. Period. They need to learn the country belongs to us, not them.

John Higgins says:

on 4/13/2009 12:36:43 PM

If they get one term and then they're out, period, what incentive do they have to do anything but ram through the most abysmal laws and loot the public treasury?

Those who support the Constitution must be rewarded by further terms. Don't worry, though... Ron Paul being the only incumbent returning to office will probably have an even stronger effect.

DirtCrashr says:

on 4/13/2009 12:51:16 PM

Yeh great, Ron Paul, with no fewer than 65 earmarks for $400 million worth of federal funding, who's spokesman said. "What people who push earmark reform are doing is they are particularly misleading the public -- and I have to presume it's not by accident."
He's my savior.

Robb Allen says:

on 4/13/2009 1:06:07 PM

Before this gets into a "RON PAUL IS THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN SAVE THE UNIVERSE" thing (I like the man, find him kooky, agree with a lot of his ideas but the ones I disagree with are show stoppers), let me point out that I am suggesting hitting the reset button now, not every time.

All of them who are in office now need to go, even if they are the second coming of Ron Paul themselves. I say this knowing there's no way that will happen since, as John said, there's no incentive for them to perform well if they know there's no reelection possible.

However, get rid of over 50% of the sons (and daughters) of bitches, and they might just get that 'incentive' thing back.

Eet Chit says:

on 4/13/2009 1:58:04 PM

Well, you've got one legal vote. Use it as you see fit.

Kevin Baker says:

on 4/13/2009 3:32:31 PM

If "None of the Above" were on every ballot, we'd get just the kind of government we really ought to have - damned near none.

Robb Allen says:

on 4/13/2009 3:41:02 PM

But how would children tie their shoes in the morning if there wasn't a government to mandate Criss Cross and go under the bridge????

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