respect for your notice!!!……

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” – Samuel Adams

Is it just me or is the repeated references to Samuel Adams making anyone else want a cold malted beverage? It’s 12 o’clock here!

They also found Dickie Scruggs was scheduled to host a fundraiser for….drum roll please…Hillary! – she canceled last week.

So, on the lefty blogs now? C R I C K E T S

IMO term limit’s should be imposed on Congress just like they have imposed them on the Presidency, no more than 12 years, for both Senetor’s and Congressmen.

You are too generous, BlindMule. I think 6 years is more than ample for both the Senate and the House.

If I recall correctly, the lower house was intended by the Founding Fathers to be comprised from the average citizenry and was set at two-year terms, so a greater number of the average Americans could have a say in their government. And, if I am recalling correctly, we are far from that with all the lawyers, etc. that are seated there now, that do not hail from the intended class.

Term Limits will need a Constitutional Amendment, but we don’t have to depend on Congress to pass it. Campaign for it at the state level.

Larry,

That would carry an implication that state legislatures should consider the same for themselves, if they are going to push for it on the national level.

Politicians, whether on the local, state or federal level, are into the self-preservation mode, when it comes to maintaining their power. What are the odds of ever really pressing it through this way?

atxcowgirl said:

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” – Samuel Adams

I agree with everything you have said in this post. Congress and the White House has been taken over by Elitist’s, I think it’s high time that the ordinary working Joe be able to run for office and win. IMO term limit’s should be imposed on Congress just like they have imposed them on the Presidency, no more than 12 years, for both Senetor’s and Congressmen. if you cant’t get the people’s business done in that amount of time then you should’nt be in office in the first place. I also don’t think that there is one Senator or Congressman that is worth $160,000 per year, I think that should be cut in half to $80,000 and you should have to serve a full 12 before you can draw a pention. If you are caught and found guilty of any kind of corruption your office and pention are automatically striped away. Felon’s like Alcee Hasting’s should not be allowed to run or hold any City,County,State or Federal position not even a janitorial position.

Article V

… or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments …

That was used to pressure Congress into passing the 17th Amendment.

As several people have pointed out, voters usually like their MoCs, but think poorly of Congress as a whole. Convincing them to support a general reform is a lot easier than convincing them to replace their own Congresscritters.

Birds of a feather…

only these two are dancin’!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0lXTGurqSE&eurl=http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/

We need a patriot in the White House, too, after almost 16 years of bought-and-paid-for failures, and the pickings are pretty slim.

Get Out Of Our House
GOOOH stands for ‘Get Out of Our House’ and is pronounced like the word ‘go’. It is a NON-PARTISAN plan to evict the 435 career politicians in the U.S. House of Representatives and replace them with everyday Americans just like you.

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” – Samuel Adams

It sounds interesting for anyone aspiring for public service and a change of the status quo.

We need a few patriots in the house.