Posted on Oct 26, 2020
Graham: Often-maligned conservative women are the 'big winner' after Barrett confirmation
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Senator Graham has really come into his own over the last four years. He makes a lot of good points here. Especially about court packing. The problem is a large part of the House and Senate don't care what their constituents want. They only care about us in an election year.
Graham: Often-maligned conservative women are the 'big winner' after Barrett confirmation
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Thank you PO3 Patricia Miner for posting the perspective from google.com of all places :-)
I am sorry to learn that you believe based on experience no doubt that 'a large part of the House and Senate don't care what their constituents want. They only care about us in an election year."
Since this house is elected biennially, they are essentially campaigning much of the time. I have known a few house members over the decades and found that most actually did care about the constituents at a personal level - Frank Wolf [Virginia] and John Shimkus [Illinois] are honest men who represented their districts well IMHO.
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I am sorry to learn that you believe based on experience no doubt that 'a large part of the House and Senate don't care what their constituents want. They only care about us in an election year."
Since this house is elected biennially, they are essentially campaigning much of the time. I have known a few house members over the decades and found that most actually did care about the constituents at a personal level - Frank Wolf [Virginia] and John Shimkus [Illinois] are honest men who represented their districts well IMHO.
FYI Lt Col Charlie Brown SSgt Marian Mitchell SPC Margaret Higgins SSG Diane R. SPC Diana D. PO3 Phyllis Maynard SMSgt David A Asbury PO1 H Gene Lawrence MSG Felipe De Leon Brown SSG Stephen Rogerson MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D.
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PO3 Patricia Miner
It is based on experience. Mine as well as what I hear from others. When polls show the majority of Americans do not want to see a President impeached the House certainly doesn't care what constituents want. When millions of Americans are experiencing money issues due to coronavirus and they refuse to negotiate that is not listening to constituents. They burn up time pushing petty partisan bull instead of working for the people.
Also, campaigning for most of their term is not what the Forefathers expected those in the House to do. Neither chamber functions the way it was meant to. Politicians weren't suppose to spend their lives in these jobs. They weren't suppose to become millionaires doing these jobs. Look at history in the earlier years of this country and you'll see politicians didn't spend lifetimes in the House and Senate. The Forefathers thought in terms of their day. Transportation still relied on horses and they could never have imagined cars and airplanes. We need term limits to keep politicians focused on constituents rather than finding ways to stay in office and get rich. That will never happen because it will require the same offenders to pass legislation.
The government as a whole is dishonest and uncaring. When the military can knowingly poison everyone on a base for years and never tell them there is a huge problem. That's my current experience. It happened in the early 1980's and I've been on total disability since 1991. I had no diagnosis until a social worker found an EPA report in 2019. Now every time I call a member of the House or Senate their answer is "we can't help you with that" or they go in and stir up a hornet's nest and I have to deal with the angry hornets. It is of no help. It is their legislation that set up the VA and they have oversight. They certainly are in a position to help.
Also, campaigning for most of their term is not what the Forefathers expected those in the House to do. Neither chamber functions the way it was meant to. Politicians weren't suppose to spend their lives in these jobs. They weren't suppose to become millionaires doing these jobs. Look at history in the earlier years of this country and you'll see politicians didn't spend lifetimes in the House and Senate. The Forefathers thought in terms of their day. Transportation still relied on horses and they could never have imagined cars and airplanes. We need term limits to keep politicians focused on constituents rather than finding ways to stay in office and get rich. That will never happen because it will require the same offenders to pass legislation.
The government as a whole is dishonest and uncaring. When the military can knowingly poison everyone on a base for years and never tell them there is a huge problem. That's my current experience. It happened in the early 1980's and I've been on total disability since 1991. I had no diagnosis until a social worker found an EPA report in 2019. Now every time I call a member of the House or Senate their answer is "we can't help you with that" or they go in and stir up a hornet's nest and I have to deal with the angry hornets. It is of no help. It is their legislation that set up the VA and they have oversight. They certainly are in a position to help.
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