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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Throw Them All Out

Are You Tired of Being Ripped Off By Congress and the White House?

Is this Wall Street Bailout the Last Straw for You?

Well we have a chance to do something about it this November, on Election Day. The people of Pennsylvania showed us the way.
Last year, Pennsylvania residents learned that their legislature--Republicans and Democrats--had connived in the middle of the night to give themselves a raise in violation of the state constitution, which said raises could only be given to the next cycle of elected officials, not to those who were voting. They got around this by declaring the increases "undocumented expense reimbursements.
"The citizenry rose up and in a leaderless grassroots campaign, they swept out off office many long-time members of the legislature who had voted for the measure, as well as a judge who backed the action (the state's judges get whatever the legislators get)!If Pennsylvania voters can do this, so can the rest of America.

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1 comment:

  1. I haven't totally given up hope yet but I am discouraged at getting rid of the scum in public office. A rubber stamping and castrated congress that pursues useless notions like declaring "National Watermelon Day". Two stolen elections and the prospect of some Diebold machinations in November. We have some tough days ahead. God bless all that stop this mess.

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