To: Rep.Nunes ;
vpjohndavid
Sent: Sun, Dec 22, 2013 10:00 pm
Very
disappointed in the GOP's ability to get anything done regarding the several
investigations. But, more than this, I am amazed that
none of you in congress, whether in the house or the Senate, have
any intentions of working legislatively for a decrease
in the powers of the presidency. The fact that Obama or whoever now has
the tools (signing statements, executive order,
executive privilege that can extends to a 50 member "Czar" staff
AND their staffs, and the power to legislate via regulations)
coupled with his power to command the military, domestically, has not
escaped me. While Obama has been
pretty
much "neutralized" at many levels, still, he has the
power to rule as if a dictator, power not given at the time of the founding,
powers that continue to enhanced by a congress that believes "trust"
is more important than legislative boundaries. In fact,
it is
clear that he has neutralized congress and , especially, the GOP.
He has made a joke of the legislative branch, and we have
three
years to go.
And
Boehner's war on the Right is disgusting. "We" gave you all the
power of the House and our reward? to work for our demise as an influence
within the GOP. I suppose you are part of this crap. Very
disappointed. Try winning another national election without the Right.
Of
course, you all have made that effort. In 2012, Palin and her
constituency were almost completely ignored. We are not going away.
We have compromised
our principles for 40 stinking years, yet, Boehner insists
that we are "anti-compromise." The fact of the matter is
this: "we" have been promised smaller government, lower
taxes, and an increase in Constitutional governance for at least 4
decades. Promises made but not kept. In 2006, the silent
Right, got sick of it and said "go to hell" and you all
lost the House and Senate, but you did not listen to our rebellion.
In 2008, you all were embarrassed by the McCain campaign
while we stayed away from the polls in mass, We won the 2010 in a landslide
- we, the teaparty Right. We did that. And,
still, you all refused to listen to our voice or acknowledge our power
and our leadership.
Although
I cannot speak for the millions who are in this "movement" and
sick and tired of being lied to by the very people we believe in and
support, I do believe my posting, here, is representative of a huge
number of constituents. You will decide for yourself. But,
again, know this: "we" are your ticket to political
continuance, unless, of course, you can convince the
"moderate" collective to take our place at the polls.
Apparently this is a bet the Boehners of the world are willing to make,
again and again.
How
about this: let's have the Left "compromise" for a
change?
A
constituent and very angry primary voter,
Please
pass on my comments. I do believe they are representative and the cause
of concern for the future of the GOP..
J
Smithson
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And my comments do not stand alone.
From Palin's Facebook
No one can argue with the
fact that Paul Ryan’s compromise budget bill raises taxes and increases
spending. Show me one Republican who got elected on that platform. Spare America the
Orwellian word games. If the government is taking money out of your pocket to
fund its growing Big Brother operations, it’s a tax. Whether money is taken
from you via your phone bill, your airline ticket, or your income, it’s a tax.
If politicians can’t be honest about this, it’s time to go home.
The TEA Party’s very
acronym stands for “Taxed Enough Already.” We sent these politicians to
Congress in an historic landslide election in 2010 with a mandate to stop the
runaway spending train bankrupting our nation, not to wave to it from the
station or – heaven forbid – increase its speed. And yet, here we are still
pretending that there are no real world consequences to running up near
trillion dollar deficits year after year with no end in sight.
So, where does this leave
us? We can sit back and accept the increased spending "Compromised
Plan" with increases in taxes and spending, or we can charge ahead to at
least preserve the very modest Sequester cuts American workers already fought
for. If we go with the first option, we simply kick the can down the road yet
again and wait for the inevitable real world consequences of bankruptcy (see Detroit for an example of
what’s in store). Or we can go with the second option and probably get
clobbered by the media (so what's new?!).
The Political
Establishment will no doubt tell us that a budget battle will distract us from
the fight against Obamacare. But that excuse is just the latest variation in
the Establishment’s old canard that they’re keeping their powder dry for the
next big battle which never seems to materialize because they’re always too
busy waving the white flag and following the path of least resistance until
election day.
Enough is enough!
Here’s the deal, folks.
The media will clobber us no matter what. We do not want more taxes. We want
Congress to rein in spending and live within its means. (What's so radical
about that?!) Americans have gotten quite an education recently in wasteful
government spending as we’ve all seen how the federal government can blow a
billion dollars on a website that doesn’t work.
Do these members of Congress
really think they can justify every tax dollar they spend and still demand more
from hard working Americans by increasing our taxes?
2014 is just around the
corner. If any member of Congress thinks raising taxes and increasing wasteful
spending is a winning strategy to run on, then by all means they should vote
for the Ryan budget. We’ll be watching.
