Thread: The Problem: 90%+ Re-Election Rates

The Problem: 90%+ Re-Election Rates:

No wonder Congress ignores the voters.

A Polling Station poll asked:
President Bush wants amnesty for illegal aliens. Do you agree with the President?
Persons polled: 9,174
Margin of Error: +/- 1.0%
________ Yes ______ No _______ Undecided
Dem ____ 27.6% ____ 60.1% ____ 12.3%
Ind ____ 16.5% ____ 72.5% ____ 11.0%
Rep ____ 10.9% ____ 81.3% ____ 7.8%
<u>Overall Percentages:</u>
18.4% believe amnesty is a good idea.
71.2% do not believe amnesty is a good idea.
10.4% were undecided.

Seems pretty clear, eh?
But not to politicians.
But, why should it, if too many voters keep rewarding irresponsilbe politicians by repeatedly re-electing them? The politicians are only half the problem. The other half is the voters that keep rewarding those politicians by repeatedly re-electing the irresponsible politicians; by voters that blindly pull the party-lever (e.g. blindly voting straight ticket); blindly re-electing irresponsible incumbents merely because they are in THEIR party; empowering and rewarding politicians to be irresponsible, arrogant, greedy, and corrupt; empowering politicians to pit American citizens and illegal aliens against each other.

Who can name 10, 20, 50, 100, or even 268 (half of 535) in Congress that are responsible and accountable?
Unless you can name at least 268, what does that mean?
It means Do-Nothing Congress is irresponsible (as a whole).
If not even half of Congress is responsible and accountable, then why do we keep re-electing 90% of them?

Voters can yell at, scream at, FAX, write, and call THEIR politicians all they want, but if too many voters keep rewarding THEIR politicians by repeatedly re-electing them, then why should politicians pay any attention to them and the majority of voters? Afterall, politicians are merely doing what most voters are reward the politicians to do; reinforcing their irresponsible behavior; even increasing their irresponsible behavior.

Learn about YOUR politicians.
Stop Repeat Offenders.
Don't Re-Elect Them.
Stop Blindly Pulling the Party-Lever (i.e. voting straight-ticket).
Stop Wallowing in the Petty, Distracting, Partisan Warfare.
Stop Re-warding Bad Politicians by Repeated Re-Electing Them.

That is the one simple, peaceful, no-brainer, common-sense, responsible thing that voters were supposed to be doing all along.

Neither Illegal immigration, nor any other serious issues facing the nation will ever be addressed (in time), as long as too many voters keep rewarding irresponsible incumbent politicians by repeatedly re-electing them.[/url][/b]

Strange.
But not really.
The lack of response to the root problem of illegal immigration (by repeatedly rewarding irresponsible politicians by repeatedly re-electging them), and many other problems serves as an indication that too many voters do not want to change their voting habits. Too many voters yell-at, FAX, write, and criticize THEIR politicians, but they keep rewarding them by repeatedly re-electing them . . . and the proof of it is Congress' 90%+ re-election rates since 1996.
Three things are needed as soon as possible (in the order shown):
(1) Stop rewarding bad politicians by repeated re-electing them,
(2) Stop illegal employers (prosecute them; create system to verify citizenship and Social Security numbers),
(3) Secure the borders.

What's up with this . . . George Bush waving a Mexican flag?
That's insulting, don't ya think?

Why do our politicians choose to pit American citizens and illegal aliens against each other?
Why do our politicians refuse to enforce laws to stop illegal employers?
Money, greed, profit, votes, and too many voters that repeatedly re-elect them . . . empowering them to become more corrupt, arrogant, and irresponsible?
What's up with these Congress persons' votes?
We're being sold-out by our own politicians.
Yet, too many voters keep re-electing them, letting them enjoy their cu$hy 90%+ re-election rates since 1996.
Our own politicians care more about illegal aliens that trespass our borders illegally, 32% of all illegal aliens that receive welfare, 29% of all incarcerated that are illegal aliens, and don't give a damn about the $70 billion in annual net losses to American tax payers.

I think you could call it treason he is supporting a were in government over that of the United States.

We don't really have open elections anymore.

We are given the choice between two candidates that have met all the criteria required by those buying them their offices. Personally I think either one you chose is fine with them.

This doesn't seem to be isolated to the United States either.

Are your Senators on this list?
If so, why would you vote for them?
They are selling Americans out.
It's despicable.
But it is predictable.
The reason for it is 90%+ re-election rates for Congress since 1996.
They are arrogant and irresponsible because too many voters repeatedly reward them for it by repeatedly re-electing them.
And how about that Congress giving themselves another raise (the 9th raise between 1997 and 2007)?
Imagine all that while our troops go without adequate body armor, medical/healthcare, and promised benefits.
Yet, too many voters keep rewarding them by repeatedly re-electing them.
Irresponsible politicians are only half the problem.
Irresponsible voters are the other half.
Government won't become responsible until the voters do too.

Originally Posted by StokeyBob

We don't really have open elections anymore.

We are given the choice between two candidates that have met all the criteria required by those buying them their offices. Personally I think either one you chose is fine with them. Rewarding bad polticians by repeatedly re-electing the certainly makes no sense.

This doesn't seem to be isolated to the United States either.

True, but the very least we can do is not reward the incumbent and allow them to grow ever more powerful and difficult to remove. Also, it sends a message to the incumbents that their career will be short if they are irresponsible.

http://one-simple-idea.com/WhatAllVotersShouldDo1.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/WhatAllVotersShouldDo2.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/ProsCons.htm (Voting Guidelines)
http://one-simple-idea.com/VotingRecords1.htm (check the list)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Links1.htm (irresponsible politicians)
http://one-simple-idea.com/CongressToDoList.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/BorderSecurity.htm (illegal immigration)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Factors1.htm (economic issues)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Environment1.htm (over population)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Scenario1.htm (another Depression?)
http://one-simple-idea.com/FAQ.htm#UnfairAdvantages
http://one-simple-idea.com/FAQ.htm#NeededReforms
http://one-simple-idea.com/OnePurposePerBILL.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/ProblemAndSolution.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/MainPartySimilarities.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/DebtAndMoney.htm (counterfeiting?)
http://one-simple-idea.com/ClintonPardons1.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/Blunders1.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/WealthDistri ... 0-1998.gif
http://one-simple-idea.com/NationalDebt ... ollars.gif

Originally Posted by danielsummars

Originally Posted by StokeyBob

We don't really have open elections anymore.

We are given the choice between two candidates that have met all the criteria required by those buying them their offices. Personally I think either one you chose is fine with them. Rewarding bad polticians by repeatedly re-electing the certainly makes no sense.

This doesn't seem to be isolated to the United States either.

True, but the very least we can do is not reward the incumbent and allow them to grow ever more powerful and difficult to remove. Also, it sends a message to the incumbents that their career will be short if they are irresponsible.

http://one-simple-idea.com/WhatAllVotersShouldDo1.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/WhatAllVotersShouldDo2.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/ProsCons.htm (Voting Guidelines)
http://one-simple-idea.com/VotingRecords1.htm (check the list)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Links1.htm (irresponsible politicians)
http://one-simple-idea.com/CongressToDoList.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/BorderSecurity.htm (illegal immigration)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Factors1.htm (economic issues)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Environment1.htm (over population)
http://one-simple-idea.com/Scenario1.htm (another Depression?)
http://one-simple-idea.com/FAQ.htm#UnfairAdvantages
http://one-simple-idea.com/FAQ.htm#NeededReforms
http://one-simple-idea.com/OnePurposePerBILL.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/ProblemAndSolution.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/MainPartySimilarities.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/DebtAndMoney.htm (counterfeiting?)
http://one-simple-idea.com/ClintonPardons1.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/Blunders1.htm
http://one-simple-idea.com/WealthDistri ... 0-1998.gif
http://one-simple-idea.com/NationalDebt ... ollars.gif

That is so true. I quit voting for the lesser of two evils this last election. There are to many good people out there that deserve at least one vote. Why give it to someone that doesn't deserve any.

In the last two elections in California both of our Democratic US Senators were re-elected (Boxer and Feinstein). In both cases Republicans who were better concerning immigration enforcement/no amnesty ran against them, but the Republican Party refused to financially support them.

Even worse in the last election a similar Republican Congressional candidate and Vietnamese immigrant (Tan Nguyen) was not only not supported by the Party, they tried to get him to drop out of the race!

When the parties are this corrupted, when as Michael Savage says we have one party with two heads, voters don't really have any choice. It is why in many cases less than half of eligable voters vote.

So it is not simply a matter of voters returning the crooks to office, it is a matter of only having crooks to choose from!

The best solution to this would be a viable third party. I think the Constitution Party could be viable if they toned down their 100% anti abortion and gay planks. Maybe make them say 65% anti abortion and anti gay.

Originally Posted by Bowman

The best solution to this would be a viable third party.

The best solution is to simply stop re-electing bad incumbent politicians.
Even if all your choice stink, vote out the incumbent, rather than let the incumbent grow more powerful, corrupt, and irresponsible.

You'd think third parties would get together to capitalize on that theme since third parties and independents have only 1 or 2 politicians in the federal Congress. But, they are too fractious and divided. Some are even a little whacky.

Thus, it is up to the voters.
Government won't become more responsible until the voters do to, and that does not require a party.

Illegal immigration is just one of many pressing problems, growing in number and severity, and few (if any) will ever be adequately addressed until voters stop rewarding irresponsible politicians, throwing money at them, and repeatedly re-electing them.