Posted on 05/16/2007 10:25:05 PM PDT by Cacique
You, sir, are an incorrigible optimist.
Being sold out has a tendency to depress one’s optimism.
when’s the march for citizen’s rights? i’m signing up
Would you believe that our 21-year-old grandson was trying to convince us of this a few years ago? Could it be he zeroed in on the truth before many of us were willing to see the light?
bump!
AM BUMP
Me? Depressed? Naaahh....
FWIW, we were sold out in the early 90’s when a) the problem was obvious and b) moderate measures consistent with American values of liberty and individual dignity and rights would have worked.
What I had time to read now is great - will catch up at lunch
We must have hope annd if not, let despair be our motivator.
..”Legitimate representatives would not ignore those they represent”..Exactly, they get to Washington and totally forget the base voter who got their butt in that comfortable chair!...They start looking around and wonder...GEE!...How can I hold on to this cushy job?...So, the phone doesn’t ring and all they see are special interest groups knocking on their door. We need to wake these idiots up! HELLO! Get to work damn it! I voted for you and you think your going to pull a 180 on me and pass this piece of crap amnesty bill? Wait till the next election slime ball!
If you want to hear a really good rant on this garbage amnesty bill, listen to the Ken and John show on KFI 640
on the internet at 3:00 p.m. today (Pacific time). They give a new meaning to the words: TRAITOR REPUBLICANS
Got some bad news for you - I checked with an Elections Law attorney last fall to find out why my $50 contributions weren't showing up on the website. They don't have to itemize anything under $200.
Thanks.
afternoon bump
To one and all:
Here are some things that might help
1. Call both senators - I found a toll free number (google search) 1-866-220-0044. If the phone bill is an issue then use this number.
2. Find out the number of the Senator’s regional office and give them a call.
3. Call the RNC at 202.863.8500 - There will be options - wait for more options and the prompt to punch in 0. Then when you get to the Chairman option...(7 - I think) give them a piece of your mind. If you have been writing no more money until the border is closed/secured....restate it! If you senator, like Martinez, is not taking your call...let them know that too.
4. Call the State Republican party. They are getting many complaint calls according to the lady with whom I spoke today. If your Senator is on the wrong side of this issue, ask what the state is going to do to straighten out the Senator they supported. If you are not sending money...let them know. If you have stopped volunteering for the party because of the Senator’s action...let them know. If you are tempted to become an independent or something else...let them know. If you have or are considering stepping down from your County Republican Executive Committee..let them know.
5. Contact your local Republican HQ and give them a piece of your mind too (repeat what you told the state)
6. Email your senators
7 Email the RNC at Chairman@gop.com (RNC contact page - http://www.gop.com/ContactUs/ )
8 Email the State party
9 Email the Local Party
10. When you have collected all the numbers and emails for your state/area, then share the wealth. Send an email out to all your friends with all the information to contact the members. If you do the leg work, it might help another decide to act.
11. Sit back and have a nice cool ice tea or beverage of choice because you have done a great service and you deserve some downtime!
Mrs. Yuleeyahoo
That quote by Cicero is right on the money. It was true then, and it’s true now.
thanks for that. On my break I will call those numbers. I called the President’s comment line and left a message letting him know I thought his SHAMnesty bill was a bad bad idea, that I had voted for him twice, and support the War on Terror, but this bill was not good for this country.
I gave them each examples of what illegal immigration has done to my hometown and the "public services" in my area. I told them that rewarding law breakers with AMNESTY and punishing those who try to come here legally was completely unacceptable to me, no ifs, ands or buts. In each of the offices I called, they all sounded very much overwhelmed. I was on hold for several minutes with each of the three I called.
Thank you for this very good information. I just got off the phone with a young gal in the Chairman's office. At first, she tried to argue with me that the illegals do have to go home, until I said that giving them 8-13 years to do so was bogus and would not be followed by the illegals. If they already broke the law to get here, why in the name of all that is holy would they now choose to obey our new laws? I gave her an earful, explaining that big corporations' donations to the party and the candidates won't do a damn bit of good to them at the polls because corporations can't vote; it's little people like me and my family who vote. I told her that if they ram this down the voters' throats, they are guaranteed to lose even more than they lost in 2006 elections. I told her alot more, but won't bore you with the rest.
Thanks again for this valuable phone information.
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