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Time to Reinstall Congress
Sierra Times ^ | 4/30/2006 | William Jud

Posted on 05/01/2006 4:20:29 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy

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(Citizens)...a resource to be exploited through taxation and voting to keep Congressional elected representatives in power and provide money to fund a multitude of expensive and often socially and politically destructive special-interest projects.

That's it in a nutshell. Time to purge and reinstall.

1 posted on 05/01/2006 4:20:32 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy
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To: FerdieMurphy
What a "refreshing" idea ... I like it .... a lot !
2 posted on 05/01/2006 4:24:36 AM PDT by knarf (A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)
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To: FerdieMurphy

I'd like a new operating system rather than just a reinstall of the old. I propose one based one the Constitution of the United States.


3 posted on 05/01/2006 4:29:39 AM PDT by Socratic ("I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa.")
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To: FerdieMurphy

FWIW, I agree. Include the rest of the federal, and State, governments, too.


4 posted on 05/01/2006 4:29:39 AM PDT by backhoe (-30-)
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To: backhoe

There are some politicians who have been there since Christ made Corporal, They are a virus in and of themselves and should be deleted from the system. I believe one of them is from Mass, and another from West Va.


5 posted on 05/01/2006 4:37:57 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: FerdieMurphy
These United States may well be the first nation in world history to collapse because the governing class gave away our national wealth to people who don’t even call our nation home.

This is a single issue election year. It's time to purge and rebuild the system before we get a "blue screen of death".

6 posted on 05/01/2006 4:42:15 AM PDT by manwiththehands (No, usted no puede!)
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To: FerdieMurphy
That's it in a nutshell. Time to purge and reinstall.

No vote to any incumbent. Not a one.

7 posted on 05/01/2006 4:42:34 AM PDT by Rapscallion (Liberals: Working for the conquest of America since VietNam.)
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No vote to any incumbent. Not a one.

Sounds like term limits to me?

8 posted on 05/01/2006 4:45:18 AM PDT by eeriegeno
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To: backhoe

There is no interest more special than mine.


9 posted on 05/01/2006 4:45:23 AM PDT by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: FerdieMurphy; Peach; Mo1

fantastic article

ping


10 posted on 05/01/2006 4:49:13 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Rush Limbaugh arrested. Mary McCarthy walking around free. Am I still on planet Earth?)
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To: FerdieMurphy; Conservative Coulter Fan
Ferdie, I couldn't agree more; however, the collected assemblage of garbarge on my computer doesn't have a vested financial interest in preserving itself. Software viruses do a remarkable job of fighting eradication, not unlike politicians.

While your rant and suggestion is commendable, practically speaking, we've allowed entire industries and empires to be built around the largess and ill-thought-out schemes of Congress. Just look at the industry surrounding keeping the tax code as complex as possible so that only "experts" can fill out the forms each year. Any major change in the system, e.g. the Fair-Tax would send tidal waves crashing through our economy. In the long term, the waves would do some good and wash away a bit of the corruption of 200+ years, but in the short term, the damage would just make room for politicians to rush in to rescue the poor unfortunate.

Your rant and Conservative Coulter Fan's a few days ago typify the anger and contempt that is growing, especially among Republicans for our politicans. I fear that our Congresspeople and the RNC aren't hearing that anger.

< rant> Illegal aliens are marching in the streets for the right to violate our laws, but the faithful Republican voters are going to their jobs as usual building the nation and our economy, trying to make a living to support our families and pay our taxes. When are we going to march and boycott to get our country back, to get our Constitution back, to get the message through to our politicians that we don't want more government, we want less government. </rant>

11 posted on 05/01/2006 4:54:23 AM PDT by Small-L (I'm a staunch libertarian Republican, but I refuse to vote for a RINO)
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Interesting the McCain and Feingold wanted to get special interest money out of politics. Sadly, all they did is make it so we cannot complain publicly - right before an election.

The propensity for the average Joe to enter the polling booth and vote for names they recognize has led us to this juncture.


12 posted on 05/01/2006 4:54:52 AM PDT by IamConservative (Who does not trust a man of principle? A man who has none.)
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To: eeriegeno

It is not term limits if it is not law, but the will of the people.


13 posted on 05/01/2006 4:56:39 AM PDT by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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These United States may well be the first nation in world history to collapse because the governing class gave away our national wealth to people who don’t even call our nation home. I do not condone the corruption and the drift toward socialism by congressional officials, but I do understand why this happens.

So many good points in this article it's hard to find just one or two. But I've been posting for a time now that the drift toward socialism is going to destroy our country. Within my lifetime we will look like France.

14 posted on 05/01/2006 4:57:22 AM PDT by Peach
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To: FerdieMurphy
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.

Mark Twain

15 posted on 05/01/2006 4:58:14 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Small-L

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1624497/posts


16 posted on 05/01/2006 4:59:35 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy (For English, Press One. (Tookie, you won the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes. Oh, too late.))
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To: Peach

That sentence grabbed me too. Among other excellent insights in the piece.

I must try to remember this author William Jud. Today's piece ranks up with a Mark Steyn for insight and lucidity.


17 posted on 05/01/2006 5:03:20 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Arrest Mary McCarthy!!!)
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To: prairiebreeze

I just mailed this out to Sen. Lindsey Graham's office and suggest freepers send it to their legislators. They'd better get the hint and quick; it's hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube.


18 posted on 05/01/2006 5:08:25 AM PDT by Peach
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To: FerdieMurphy
"The solution is simple. It is largely a matter of who We,the People elect to Congress and how often the spoilage is composted and replaced with fresh material."

Exactly!

Just like the neighbors on my 4 sides just "pull the donkey" and never give a thought to what is happening and how it falls short of how a Constitutional America should be.

They fall for that old line "..vote for me and I'll get you some gubm'nt money!" so much that candidates from both political parties are saying it now.

19 posted on 05/01/2006 5:35:56 AM PDT by nightdriver
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To: FerdieMurphy

bump


20 posted on 05/01/2006 5:54:16 AM PDT by joebellis
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