I won’t vote for my gop rep. He’s done for me. Not even a poke in the democrat eye vote which my defection from the Dems in 2021 has only produced since then. I’ll call and tell him. My 2 senators are demoRATS.
I won’t vote for my gop rep. He’s done for me. Not even a poke in the democrat eye vote which my defection from the Dems in 2021 has only produced since then. I’ll call and tell him. My 2 senators are demoRATS.
I can say I was pleasantly surprised by my rep's "no" vote on the bill (now, I know sometimes they "allow" certain reps to vote no in very conservative areas, but still). Claudia Tenney - NY 24. She issued a decent statement too.
Never thought I’d say this, but I may vote for a Democrat over my Republican representative, Brett Guthrie. Brett has voted against the Republican base at every turn. I’ve had enough.
I know. I keep hearing, "Oh, it would be SO MUCH WORSE with Dems in control of the House." Um. Really? How, exactly? The small consolation with our very small majority has been some of the lesser publicized investigative hearings, but even there, what can we realistically expect in terms of outcomes and consequences?
Obama Care makes me think it could be worse. But it doesn’t get better when Rs are in the majority. It only trends downhill with a slowdown when Rs are majority. They never turn anything around to undue what Dems do.
My gop rep doesn’t seem to know what danger we are all in. He voted for the bill. He’s a legacy rep. His dad was Ray LaHood. All his dad’s cronies have probably trained him. I could get behind old school republican policies but we require much more than that. More MTG please. We don’t have much time. I suppose I may check what his Dem opponent says. The last one was an actual acquaintance of mine so I knew exactly where she stood and I didn’t vote for her. She ran because otherwise there would be no Dem opposition.
Something happens to people when they get to Congress. As we saw during Covid, it is a tiny minority of people who can resist, shall we say "influence."
We hear that most of them are captured in some way. The more successful, the more captured. Like Hollywood. I am astounded at how evil things appear ‘at the top’ at this point. Yet most people I know personally are still moral and kind. Praying for a solution
It's called BEING BOUGHT. They get to Congress, and as Tulsi Gabbard explained in Tucker's interview, you get "offered" all kinds of things for your allegiance...
MTG appears to be a safety relief valve for the MAGA Right to vent steam through, what power and influence does she actually wield in Congress other than spectacle for the cameras to focus on?
I've thought on the your question. And so have many others from my period of 'in the game' some years ago, and as a former Vice Chair of the Constitution Party of Virginia and as someone who continually concerted with local Tea Parties. And after years of deliberation I concluded that when tells the truth, one always wins (even if one loses). There is something good to be said in never giving up on one's principles and Sacred Belief. And
in not caving and walking about on the knees, not giving in an enslaving evil. And with death being preferable to a living death.
I'm sure that Marjorie Tayor Greene could have a far easier time of it by just going along with the tide. But she chooses not to.
Power and influence is not the end and be all in and of itself. And indeed, power and influence without Authority is not to be desired.
There is a lot here on power and influence versus authority. And what is power without a proper authority. Is it anything like where we find ourselves today ... and with the wolf knocking at the door?
Correct. She is probably the rage relief for my Dem friends. I’m disengaging more and more from politics. Mostly it’s a dull roar in the background now. I have no idea what to do about all this, but have faith and prepare for the worst unafraid.
Not sure if I "like" MTG or not but I appreciate her guts in continuing to speak out, no matter what. She gets horrifically nasty comments on her Twitter. There are some sickos online, sadly.
I know! And with this Ukraine sell out vote ... and absent any controll of the border, the odds on the total destruction of remnant America has just doubled.
I won’t vote for my gop rep. He’s done for me. Not even a poke in the democrat eye vote which my defection from the Dems in 2021 has only produced since then. I’ll call and tell him. My 2 senators are demoRATS.
I can say I was pleasantly surprised by my rep's "no" vote on the bill (now, I know sometimes they "allow" certain reps to vote no in very conservative areas, but still). Claudia Tenney - NY 24. She issued a decent statement too.
I’ve thought that too. The party lets some vote in opposition and then the reps get cover of some sort. I’m in a red district.
Never thought I’d say this, but I may vote for a Democrat over my Republican representative, Brett Guthrie. Brett has voted against the Republican base at every turn. I’ve had enough.
I know. I keep hearing, "Oh, it would be SO MUCH WORSE with Dems in control of the House." Um. Really? How, exactly? The small consolation with our very small majority has been some of the lesser publicized investigative hearings, but even there, what can we realistically expect in terms of outcomes and consequences?
Obama Care makes me think it could be worse. But it doesn’t get better when Rs are in the majority. It only trends downhill with a slowdown when Rs are majority. They never turn anything around to undue what Dems do.
Exactly so: The Dems ARE in control of the House right now, with Schumer-Lite Johnson at the GOP helm.
This seems to be true.
My gop rep doesn’t seem to know what danger we are all in. He voted for the bill. He’s a legacy rep. His dad was Ray LaHood. All his dad’s cronies have probably trained him. I could get behind old school republican policies but we require much more than that. More MTG please. We don’t have much time. I suppose I may check what his Dem opponent says. The last one was an actual acquaintance of mine so I knew exactly where she stood and I didn’t vote for her. She ran because otherwise there would be no Dem opposition.
Something happens to people when they get to Congress. As we saw during Covid, it is a tiny minority of people who can resist, shall we say "influence."
We hear that most of them are captured in some way. The more successful, the more captured. Like Hollywood. I am astounded at how evil things appear ‘at the top’ at this point. Yet most people I know personally are still moral and kind. Praying for a solution
It's called BEING BOUGHT. They get to Congress, and as Tulsi Gabbard explained in Tucker's interview, you get "offered" all kinds of things for your allegiance...
MTG appears to be a safety relief valve for the MAGA Right to vent steam through, what power and influence does she actually wield in Congress other than spectacle for the cameras to focus on?
I've thought on the your question. And so have many others from my period of 'in the game' some years ago, and as a former Vice Chair of the Constitution Party of Virginia and as someone who continually concerted with local Tea Parties. And after years of deliberation I concluded that when tells the truth, one always wins (even if one loses). There is something good to be said in never giving up on one's principles and Sacred Belief. And
in not caving and walking about on the knees, not giving in an enslaving evil. And with death being preferable to a living death.
I'm sure that Marjorie Tayor Greene could have a far easier time of it by just going along with the tide. But she chooses not to.
Power and influence is not the end and be all in and of itself. And indeed, power and influence without Authority is not to be desired.
There is a lot here on power and influence versus authority. And what is power without a proper authority. Is it anything like where we find ourselves today ... and with the wolf knocking at the door?
https://rumble.com/v4qq8j8-democracy-a-problem-or-solution-joel-saint.html
Correct. She is probably the rage relief for my Dem friends. I’m disengaging more and more from politics. Mostly it’s a dull roar in the background now. I have no idea what to do about all this, but have faith and prepare for the worst unafraid.
I am furious about what happened, but I don’t like MTG either. I think she is just a Showboat.
Not sure if I "like" MTG or not but I appreciate her guts in continuing to speak out, no matter what. She gets horrifically nasty comments on her Twitter. There are some sickos online, sadly.
Kind of like Rand Paul but he’s calmer.
Perhaps a T Shirt - "More MTG please"
Perhaps. 😀
I know! And with this Ukraine sell out vote ... and absent any controll of the border, the odds on the total destruction of remnant America has just doubled.
Hello, fellow Georgia voter!