Remember that Obama campaigned on more transparency and responsibility in government; on change. Now its time to pay the piper. How much leadership is he demonstrating in bringing his promises to fruition?
Well, did your representatives read and comprehend all pages of the "stimulus" bill, before signing their name in support of it?
This is the question I would ask you to ask them, and to hold them accountable. It is our responsibility to hold them responsible. If not us, then who? And who are you responsible to? Your fellow man and your posterity; your children, grandchildren, and their children.
Remember that this bill was provided to them, from what I understand, around midnight, The House voted on it about 8 hours later.
So, let me get this straight. I'm urging you to simply contact your representatives, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, and ask them a simple, direct, and legitimate question: did you read the bill in its entirety before you voted for it? If they voted against it, then thank them. If they say "no", that they did not read it all, then hold them to their negligence of duty and complete lack of competence to hold their office of public service and ask for their resignation.
This just seems like such common sense: read it; comprehend it; make a decision. Without this process, how can one make a decision? There is no decision being made. There can not be. Without all of the information contained in a proposal, one can only make a vote on a whim or a feeling; or perhaps a coersion. Something other than sound decision making in the best interest of their constituents prevails. This, my friend, is grounds for dismissal.
All the more reason to set term limits for all of our elected officials. There seems to be a natural direct correlation to the amount of corruption, ciminality, and negligence of duty and the length of time in office.
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