Posted on 11/11/2010 10:20:59 AM PST by neverdem
Agreed!
No matter what the Supposed pros and cons are, the reality is earmarks equal donations to their campaigns.....period.
What is up with Inhofe? I actually like him. Conservative. Had the guts to speak out against global warming when many other Republicans went along with the PC opinion.
I don’t understand why Inhofe does not see that ‘earmarks’ are symptomatic of the problem with government. Representatives “prove” their value by bringing home the bacon while the Federal Government dictates more and more of our lives.
Abolish the Department of Education for starters.
“Senator Coburn, I am an Oklahoman and you represent me in the U.S. Senate. I agree with you 100%. Now, could you do me a favor and please explain this to the other idiot Senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe who said on KTOK radio this morning that earmarks are in the Constitution?”
Senator Inhofe is conservative and certainly better than any Democrat. However, I believe years of alcohol abuse have clouded his brain a bit.
thats the rub tho, since 'shall not be infringed' depends entirely on 'the definition of IS' and it takes 20-30 YEARS to even get an incoherent USSC ruling, Id rather just eliminate the temptation of commies to bastardize the words...
Spot on. BTTT
Very good point. While earmarks don’t represent a lot of money relative to the size of the budget they are used to gain the votes of members on behemoth government expanding bills like Obamacare.
Imagine a bill under the Commerce Clause allowing you to buy insurance across state lines, forgoing any mandates within your state and thus being ruled for purposes of health insurance by another state’s insurance rules.
That would create instant competition and a real free market in insurance.
Can you imagine the lowering effect on health insurance prices that would have?
We have a real opportunity to restore the free market, keep Congress in our hands for decades and wound Obama and his socialist/progressive allies forever.
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