Lawmakers who ignore their constituents may pay the price.
There’s nothing worse than the helpless feeling we get when we see our country going in the wrong direction and feel like there’s nothing we can so about it. The Obama Administration can call the scandals “fake” if it wants to, but we know that these scandals are very real:
- The NSA is recording our phone calls and reading our emails.
- The IRS is targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny regarding tax exempt status applications.
- The EPA is charging conservative groups fees for Freedom of Information Act requests while giving a free pass to liberal groups.
- Surveillance drones are spying on us without probable cause.
- Second Amendment rights are being trampled upon.
- The Department of Justice is looking at the media’s phone records.
The list goes on and on. But you know what? There is something we can do about these things. We can try to elect lawmakers who respect the Constitution and who agree with the Founding Fathers regarding the way this country should run. And when current legislators go against the Constitution, we can try to get them tossed out of office.
Here’s an example. Colorado is one of many states where lawmakers – trying to make names for themselves – have tried to pass legislation that will limit our ability to own guns and ammunition. But law-abiding citizens of Colorado decided they weren’t going to just sit back and watch it happen. Instead, they worked hard at getting those folks removed from office.
I can’t tell you how glad I was to see this headline the other day: “Coloradoans Kick Out Anti-Gun Senators with Successful Recall Vote.”
That’s it, my friends. That’s what we can and must do to preserve the freedoms that have been guaranteed to us by our Constitution. Even the liberal New York Times had this to say about the successful Colorado recall vote:
“(The recall has given) moderate lawmakers across the country a warning about the political risks of voting for tougher gun laws.”
Do stories such as this one give you some hope? Do they make you feel that all is not lost in a country gone crazy? I hope they do, but it takes everyone doing their part to make this happen. We need to get bad lawmakers out of office and get good lawmakers into office. Please join with me in watching for those types of opportunities.
Its about time that our Government representatives GET THE RUDE AWAKING. During mid elections a lot of incumbents had lost their seats representing their constituents. To the point that it sent a message to President Obama whereby he said that, “he got the message loud and clear.” Only time will tell if it really sinks in and what message he really got.
All we can do is to eye these representatives in the crosshairs until 2016 when the country goes to the election poles again. When we do go vote in 2016 we have the opportunity to remove the deadweight and put in those that will do what is asked of them. But now is not the time to sit on our asses. Now is the time to seek out and find these little nuggets, these gems of representatives. They need to be groomed and held dear; trained for the position that we need them for.
You don’t need an elitist, that thinks that their shit doesn’t stink, you don’t need a governor that can shout down a protester only because he has a bigger mouth. Nor do you need a politician that can’t keep his pecker in his pants or keep her skirt down. We are looking for that rare breed of politician, an honest politician. This is the person we need in office. When he or she needs help because of the political machine won’t allow them to do their job, it is up to us, the American Citizen, to clear their way. Remember, we don’t need a professional politician that can speak out of both sides of their mouths either. So find that gem and hold on tight; we need them in 2016.
What needs to happen more People need to join the NRA to the point where we are the major voting block this would send a clear and loud message to those who want to violate our constitutional rights!
Personally I think that “ALL PEOPLE” not born in this country before 1975 ( Foreign immigrants, Refugees & such) should be deported &”Our English” language should be the only accepted form of verbal & printed communication allowed in our country like it used to be.
I remember when the saying went, “Don’t trust anyone over thirty.” I think you just proved them right.
We need the Foreign Immigrants, Refugees & such, it is these people who really appreciate what this country stands for. Otherwise they wouldn’t have come to America to set up a new home, a new way of life. It is the rest of us that have sat on our privileges to the point of ignoring them and taken them for granted. Perhaps you should take a trip outside this country and see that these Immigrants & refugees had to live with. Perhaps you will change your tune.
You are right to a certain degree. The folks who came here for a better life, to appreciate our (use to be) freedoms, those are the ones we want and need. Unfortunately, more and more come here to bleed the system and commit crimes. These are the ones who need to be deported. They need us, we don’t absolutely need them. If they want to become Americans, to assimilate with Americans, to abide our laws, more power to them. If any immigrant commits a felony of any kind, commits a crime of moral turpitude, deport them. We have enough without them.
does anyone think that our “founding fathers” ever intended for elected officials to serve 10, 20, 30 years in office? REALLY?
I think it is too late as well. No offense to anyone but I am the minority now. Too many clueless people that have invaded our way of life with their own. We can thank our friends for creating a melting pot that builds its own country in ours. Next we get a female president, then a foreigner (so to speak) and it all goes to crap. The only chance in hell that we have to fix our problems is first, DO NOT RE-ELECT anyone! Hopefully the rookies haven’t played politics long enough to become a professional crook just yet….
Excellent point. I have been posting “535 PINK SLIPS!!!!SHOW’EM WHO’S BOSS!!!!! ” all over these disqus websites for several months now. Her’s to hoping. All this talk about term limits is meaningless unless we the people forcibly give them term limits by not re-electing anyone
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All of these problems are very serious, but I rarely hear much or anything about possibly the most damaging UN program now taking over many cities and counties in the US
I’m talking about the United Nation’s Agenda 21, Sustainable Development and ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives)
If you haven’t heard about this insidious plot by the UN to take over local governments and privately owned property then you need to checkout Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development on the internet
Personally, I think it’s too late. We’re going down in flames. Only thing we can do is brace for impact. The corporations own everything now – the government, our jobs and money shipped off shore, they’re killing us off by supplying toxic goods and food to our people, and then when China cuts off the 90% of the assets corporations have invested, and with their high-tech multi-billion dollar Communist military supplied by our patents, our technology, and our resources, they’re going to flip the switch on all our military electronics, rendering us completely disabled, and they’re just going waltz right in and take our country like candy from a baby while we’re distracted from the rebellions and revolutions our citizens will be having on our corporate-owned government. Unless EVERYONE wakes up and gets a clue NOW, there’s nothing we can do but crash and burn.
It is easy to blame others for our ills and bad luck. If we find a honest person to run for office, vote them in. If you find a corporation is getting to big for their britches, then buy their stock and change they way they do business. Otherwise, don’t show up to work. If a corporation doesn’t have anyone working for them, working in the corporation’s best interest and whatnot then that corporation will fail. Just think if everyone pulled their monies out of J.P. Morgan and put it all into a local credit union. How long would J.P. Morgan last? Not long. You control the corporations with the small “Chump Change” that you posses. This is their words not mine. Those nickels and dimes add up. It is the only way to beat these people, the power of your money and your vote.
Where do I sign up! Its time to kick the bums and hobos out of office. I’m sorry, I did not intend to down grade bums and hobos by comparing an elected person to them. It is TIME TO TAKE AMERICA BACK ! ! ! How do I start a recall campaign?
If you are pro-life and pro-democracy why do you buy from company who gets its labor from a communist country that uses slave labor and forces its people to have abortions?
If you are morally opposed to abortions and slavery stay away from companies who manufacture in China. Let them know you won’t support the “Money Changers” who oppose God’s laws.
These people don’t play by the rules they don’t pay their fair share of taxes and they are nothing short of being free loaders who get subsidized by the federal Government that promote a welfare state that they profit from.
They are taking your hard earned money to undermine you, your family, your country and everything you have worked for your whole life.
Support American values be selective of who you buy from and take note where things are made because it matters. Don’t be fooled if they say “Distributed by _________” because they are hiding the facts from you.
I have live this for more years then I can recall. I drove my wife crazy when we built our house. I refused to put anything into it that was made in china. It was difficult to say the least, but we did it. If more people would follow suit, that would be the end of the problem. Not a wealthy man, I would still rather (and do) spend more to buy products that are not from china. I do by products that are not made in the USA, but not from china, period. Vote with your wallet!
First, you need to sign up to vote. Next, get a petition stating what you want or what you want done. Then you file your petition with your state and then start getting signatures. If you have enough signatures then it will be put up to a vote. That is when you can vote to recall the person you feel doesn’t belong in office. But, it all STARTS WITH YOU.
Frank,
By the way, thank’s for airing this one we nwwd more action blogs like this to keep things moving.
I’m with you Frank!…
I commend the efforts of the good people of Colorado. There is just ONE point that I think you all either LET “slip by you,” or you need to move on a legal basis against the Democratic party there. It being, the last state legislator recalled, was actually “recalled” by the electorate, that not only applies to her personally, but to her party affiliations that she represented. Rather than “allow” the voters of her district to decide on her replacement (per the recall procedures), she simply “resigned” and the democratic party “Replaced” her, thereby preventing the very people that recalled her from being allowed to VOTE on her replacement.
That can be changed if the people vote for the change on how they do a recall.
You guys are having quite a time withg this are’nt you? Name calling? Tisk, tisk. I don’t know about Fema death camps, but I don’t see it hapening. I would like the guy that mentioned them to give me specific information about them. Prove it!!! Then we’ll talk about it. As for the rest of you guys, quit bickering and join forces. That’s the only way we can get anything done, and yes recall anyone in office that isn’t doing his/her job and vote to impeach Mr. Obama… First things first, now lets get the job done.
There is always a guy out in the crowd that wants things spoon fed to him. Well partner, I just don’t seem to have a silver spoon handy. Maybe you should do a little research for yourself. After all, seeing is believing, especially when you are the one doing all the hard work.
This is not the time to criticize a fellow patriot because he doesn’t meet your educational standards. “United we stand, divided we fall!” We must accept the help of any and all Patriots to crush this dictator government.
Our Government is no longer that for the people by the people; it has been for some time for the elected and rich people and what they can continue to get from the offices they hold (for the time being). You can tell every time an elected official lies to our people; their lips move. It seems most to the time when their lips move they have been lying lately; you know for sure they are when they state two words they use to feel they are all above the law and the people of the and States of American – they use it to become bigger and stronger than our Elected President and all major branches of our American Government. Those two words are National Security; they have and will continue to get by with murder. Don’t think so; just ask family members of service men and women that have died in line of duty and they still refuse to tell the family members how their loved ones dies while on duty (and much more serious things). We really need to vote out EVERYONE currently in any elected office all around our Country and take our Country Back before it is way too late to do so. Do it legally and do it by your vote and mine; let’s take our Country back and make it as great as it once was (say at the end of WW II). We are Americans and WE (not our empowered current elected Government Officials) can and badly need to do it. Help me to vote all in office out and let all Americans once again have a common since form of Government made up of regular and average people you and I. We can make a difference if we stand together and get the word out to everyone in America; OUT with the OLD in all Offices and in with the needed Changed common sense Government citizens. We the People need to vote on the laws that effect us all not just those rich folks in office. We need to chance how they are paid, what they are paid and when they are allowed to receive any kind of health benefits and a retirement after they can stay and serve the people for 20 or more years of service ; just like our military men and women – Fair is Fair. We need to let all Countries know that the American People are in charge and not our rich elected officials who change their minds as it fits their needs and the needs of all the special interests groups and lobbyists – which we will all vote to be highly illegal practices in the Future. Together we can once again be very proud to call our selves Americans and the whole world will also be proud to stand by our side on any issue as we as a people want what all people around our all want; to be safe, have a job, clean food, drink, clean air, shelter and to be generally happy about our lives while we share our world together with one another. Regards to all.
You are saying every elected official are bad. I say there are a few we can trust to do what they say they will. If the lame stream rinos are fighting a particular politician, chances are that that’s who we need to stay in office. Senator’s Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are the kinds we need. Unfortunately they are few and far between. If the mcCrumbles and boners support the candidate, don’t vote for them. If these two cronies fight against the candidate, vote for them. And certainly vote against mcCrumble and boner.
You may have heard of the IRS’s intent to deceive and defraud us in their tax codes regarding ‘taxable income’. This hour and a half video makes it all pretty clear. If you can make it thru all the legaese, you’ll fully understand the IRS’s and Congress intent to deceive and defraud domestic citizens of the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD3W8DauvIE
Boy Steve Lee,
You are so right But How and who and when ??? Not one group in this USA can do it.Try to get to the old hags in AARP 38 or 39 MILLION of them and see how quite they are.Thats the number to get him out but you know what they put him in at least the gang running the organization did.Along with the old power UNION people did.There Soc/Sec,Medicare are going broke and not a peep out of there gang and they are the ones going to be out on the street.Hear anything from them?? Hell no !! NOW WHAT ??
Steve, I’m feel reasonably sure your heart is in the right place but I take exception to being referred to as an “old hag”. I am not silent when it comes to voting. I don’t and never will vote the “party line” . I cast my ballot after reviewing the credentials of the person running for office. Yes, it sometimes comes down to the lesser of two evils but to not vote at all is just pathetic. In Australia it’s a crime to NOT to vote! I hope that in the future you will not clump together those people who are members of AARP.
Every body that can possibly make it needs to come to D.C. on the 16th of May,2014 for the largest Patriot rally that this country has ever seen!!!! Be there for your country and for your fellow Patriots!!!
I can not be there. I agree that we must act and now. There are several groups with the same goals. the question is hoe can we unify all of these groups to make our voice mean anything. There was enough information about what Obama would do in office before his first election but too many ignored the warnings or were wanton to partake of the feebee’s he spouted. One thing that I think we should do is convince our neighbors to listen to people that back up facts rather than those indoctrinated with worthless talking points. Let us all take our neighbors to local meetings where we really get to know the intent of those running for offices. Real questions that help us understand where they stand on issues, in detail. general talking points leave room for details of real intent to show up only when a bill is presented for their vote. I recommend that we listen to Glenn Beck and others like him. They present the facts that back up their opinion. There are people that have the resources to do research that the average citizen does not have. What some took as a gloom and doom, before, the election were ignored. Now see what we have generated and what disaster we face now
I agree with tom. If we the people do not hold elected leaders accountable then who is to blame. None of the remedies will be easy for example , state amendment to the constitution for term limits. We do not need a ruling political elite. I believe the vast majority of a\Americans must organize around some core principles. This does not mean tea party the right or the left it means the middle class, if millions are out of work and millions more have lost their homes the middle class is under assault. Economic disenfranchisement is a form of tyranny just like any other tyranny. The powers that be do not get to say oops sorry it was an economic downturn , its up to us to rally and push back and hard. I live in New York I know what average Americans are capable of , I witnessed this during 911 ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things. I suggest Mark Levins book Freedom Amendments as a place to start, middle class political action committee and a big one organized across the country is the way to go. Politicians fear losing their seat hit em where it hurts the most in the ballot box,before its too late we owe it to our kids and grandkids . It will be this generations greatest challenge saving our Democracy.
GENTLEMAN,
Put them out of office ??? Do you know how nice that will be for them??? Are you aware of there retirement benefits ?? and they only need a year to receive them,do you know how many days in that year they have to work ??? RECALL !! RECALL !! RECALL !! Yes, Yes, yes,
I would like to think recall or impeachment could solve our problems. I do not think enough pressure could be mounted to make it happen. We are in for the long haul even if we take the senate because the dictator will have power to veto and veto he will. Hopefully there will be enough common sense with enough power to overturn any veto. Let us get behind the candidates that show the most common sense.
You know how to fix that don’t you? Do what then President Clinton did to the military, pass a law that they can’t collect their pensions until they turn 62 and a half or that they are no longer working for the government, state of Federal. Also make sure that they can only get on pension from the highest elective office held. That way they won’t be able to “double dip.” That is to say to collect more than one pension from more than one political office. “What is good for the goose is good for the gander.”
facebook has me completly cut off from bringing up sites, they don`t like my comments and yet i keep them clean comments, and i do not like were the goverment is heading i am lucky i live in the boonies.
Hey Michael,
THAT’S politics for you,yes watch out for the Drones they know where you live. This man will stop at nothing now that no one can stop him. Breaking the laws of this country and getting away with it.Remember he has Jessie Jackson,Sharpton and a whole string of others looking after him.Next is Clinton
Didn’t you know that the Government, NSA and CIA and others have a controlling interest in Facebook? They are the ones that tell Facebook what is acceptable and what isn’t acceptable when it comes to comments.
since when do our employees (congress) get to make laws for us to follow and same laws do not apply to them (congress) at all ?? This is a problem been going on for many many years. If I go to jail my pension and pay will stop, oh but now one from congress will still get a very large pension check in jail. When can I take a vacation (paid for with my tax dollars) and take a large party of people with me, all paid for with my tax dollars ?? We have a large portion of working people retiring now, are we going to replace workforce with illegal aliens who are not citizens, no insurance and no driver license?? Have been seeing many illegals ” buying homes and land ” , when I bought mine I had to ” prove ” income with tax statements, which were ” checked ” before closing could happen. Something is still very wrong with our banking system, could this be result of personal and commercial banks ” re merging ” but that would mean our laws have been changed to allow the same type of bank failure as before in the depression. WE must all ask ourselves ” When will our employees (congress) do their job for us with same laws for themselves for healthcare and retirement ?? If they do not then they need to be replaced.
I absolutely agree with you. It appears to me that the lawmakers feel that once they reach D.C., they are scott-free and no longer have to abide by the wishes of the voters who placed them there. I sincerely wish we could go back to the days of our forefathers where the lawmakers in total only spent 2 terms, then returned home to a “real job”! I doubt many would actually make it in a real job these days from what I have read.
Elaine, we don’t have to wish. We the People need to stand united and get things drafted up and get it out for a vote from the American People. This will bring “Real change”. For to long we have sat back and wished something would happen, our Founding fathers did not wish Freedom from Britian.
Obama Wants to Kill off Americans he has over 800 (so call ) Fema Camps He will do it very soon He ihas been buying million of Plastica burail coffins store all over the USa He will kill over 80% of American First he will infect American with a Flue like virse when we ge a Flus shot to prevent the flue when in fact it will kill you in 8 to 10 days then say it epandia and there will be ratioring and casose in the street and he will order the Russian Troppes to round up American and kill them and send them to the Fema camp where some of them have gas chebrer like the one in Beach Grove Indiana it all ready started he started with the homeless offer to give them shelter next he is coming after you dont take my word for it look it up on the internet there is to many sources out there saying the same thing
LIVE FREE OR DIE Wake up america he is coming for you and your family next
So tired of a lack community The talk is cheap and for profit. We can help ourselves and neighbors by doing a multiple of paths. A path to get rid of lifetime congressmen; Either pass a reforendum, amend constitution, and elect those who will serve a predefined number of terms if they get reelected [maybe senior citizens or community leaders. Forbid “lobbyists” from Washington D.C. and state legislators.
Do charitable and/or community work that isn’t anything that isn’t as direct to those your effort is for.
Constantly report those who are “undar radar” not paying tax. Those “for cash” types that represent thenselves as doing it above board who may be sucking tet of government. Actually try to reward us via pricing and quality.
Be above board in your life and demand same from those you deal with.
Yes, none of above is an overnight remedy but within a couple years the pendulum will move
You are a freak and an idiot. Do yourself a favor, look into Meriam Webster, spell check, a thesaurus, higher education (higher being past the 8th grade) whatever.
Then stop believing every right wing, Christian conservative, conspiracy theorist you search out on the Internet. You’re here, batshit crazy that you are. Therefore there are others. Out of curiosity….. OK? AR? MT? Lastly, Flush Limbaugh is a drug addict and immorally bankrupt. A cheater. Not a good info source.
M. Anthony when crap hits the fan stay away from my house my food and my ammo or it could be fatal fore you. (IDIOT)!!!
Dear mr Anthony name calling will serve no purpose. You are down on Rush? He is one who does his research and shares his findings. Take a challenge and try to refute what he says where he can present hard evidence of any issue he brings to the table. Working together we can see more progress by working together rather than calling names and being crude with each other.
Hi Gerald,
Just waking up???
Can you believe that those in power really want to burden their posterity with the outcome of what they are laying on America today? Keep feet to fire maybe we can get someone’s attention
If you don’t like the laws then change them. Be determined, you know how to do that don’t you Geraldc?