CAN CURRENT REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE COPE WITH "WE THE PEOPLES" MANDATE?

[Harry Riley]

Patriots,

America sent a message November 2, 2010 to Congress and the Administration that government is to reverse course on major areas impacting "we the people" and guess who, by default, is in charge to do it?

Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY (who barely won reelection last time) and Rep John Boehner, R-OH, (done nothing while Pelosi has run rough-shod over America) both long-time establishment Washington politicians. Can we really expect these two "old guard" politicians and their faithful companions to grasp the patriot fervor, urgency, no-b.s attitude of "we the people's" demands of November 2, 2010?

Common-sense screams there should be a challenge in the next Congress to current leaders.......Senator Jim DeMint in the Senate and Rep Michelle Bachmann in the House of Representatives come to mind as more in tune with implementing November 2, 2010 results.

We have won a battle, do we want to trust finishing the next objective of the war with leadership that has fumbled badly in the past???

We've identified a "more of the same" problem area......let's continue on the offensive and take action........not wait to see what happens and then be unable to influence the fix for another two years.........if we can change the leadership in Congress, another step will be taken to return to constitutional government......if we can't then we have sent a strong message we're here and won't leave Washington alone for a minute.........the leadership fight will confirm we're not a single shot movement......but on-going and in-their-face from now on...........

The big problem with "giving Boehner a chance" is the danger of "once entrenched" it's near impossible to get out.......there is a small window of opportunity and that is from November 2nd to early January. The new Congress will convene in the first few days of January and that's when the new leadership will be elected in Republican caucus.........can we take a chance of Boehner suddenly growing a "pair"?? He had the responsibility for years to lead, he sat on his duff and allowed Pelosi to run rough-shod over America....Boehner did make one strong speech just before the House vote on the monstrosity Health Care debacle......other than that he was silent.....

We need to start the ball rolling yesterday to push for new leadership in the republican party.......the proven members of Congress that "get it" with regard to the November 2, 2010 mandate and should be republicans leaders in the US House and Senate are Rep Michelle Bachmann to challenge Rep Boehner in the US House of Representatives; and Senator Jim DeMint to challenge Senator Mitch McConnell in the US Senate??

Visit this url http://www.contactingthecongress.org/  to locate Congressional politicians and tell them a leadership change is required.  Obviously it covers only the 111th Congress and does not include the newly elected representatives or senators.........we need that list and contact points as the newly elected people are the ones to convince early they need to be active right now.....not allow the embedded "old guard" to steam roll over them..........

We must continue our push to move all the old school leadership aside and get new leaders that have energy and are motivated by serving our constitution and not themselves, lobbyist, or the party, ignoring "we the people".

 

Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret

 

[billy]

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[Harry Riley]

PFA does not subscribe to LaRouche agenda Billy.........If you want to make a comment please do......

[Fred Fleming]

Harry: As you know the Progressives have the "Progressive Caucus" to keep everyone in line on votes.
Michelle Bachmann said today that she is forming the "Constitutional Caucus" to bring in all of the newly elected Conservatives and give them lessons in the Constitution. She advised that current members of the house were welcome to attend as many needed a 'refresher' course. (I believe she meant a first reading for most of the incumbents). She said that if they had a caucus, then the 25 or so members could keep the Repubs from going astray. I am sure that DeMint will come over and visit the house to give a few lessons in this educational program.

Fred
Panama City, Panama

[genomega]

Did you see Boehner when he chocked up with tears in his eyes, his faith in the American people restored. The problem back when the GOP was in charge is that there were so many rinos in the bunch, hopefully most of them are gone now.

[Jo Dermody, independent citizen, patriot, widow of a deceased Marine]

I do wonder if you could get Bachman and DeMint to challenge the good old boys.
I do feel all of the "new" people on the block and the "old" people on the block should
have their feet held to the fire starting today.
I have already called Boehner's office and told them to get started with repealing health care
and start off with what cuts will be made and how soon after they are sworn in will this happen.
I also called my PA state senator and representative and asked them both to do exactly what
OK has done in voting against any international law and Sharia law.
We should move swiftly everywhere. Let us see how the old boys act. Give them a certain amount of
weeks and then if they are not doing what they know we the people want then try to get Bachman and
DeMint to challenge them.
Jo Dermody

[Helen Hermes]

Who can WE the PEOPLE trust? We have two years now with some experience under our belts. We must develop a plan that we want. Not what the elected ones think we want that includes the new ones that will be influenced by the good old boys. We must tell them we want a fast, extremely fast reduction in the size of government - 25% in 2011 and another in 2012. Sell the post office to a private company such as UPS, FedX, etc. Get rid of all subsidy programs and that includes the twins Fannie & Freddie. Make the unions accountable for the dues collected and how they are spent. The dues should be going into pension accounts for the members not into political campaigning. No organization such as unions where membership is forced upon the workers should be allowed to spent on political campaigns (some estimates are as high as $1 billion). Our feet must be held to the fire as much as we hold the government to the fire. Remember we started a war and must win it which will be more intense then 2010 elections. One last thought, where were the Angle supporters and the GOP to keep slippery hands harry from stealing the election???????

[Donald Lubinski]

WE, THE PEOPLE. Constitution first.We need to keep their attention, 2X4 will do.No money, no new taxes. Let's put them thru what we have had to put up with. lay off half their staff, cut their pay by 25%, make them pay for their health care,and take away their pensions ( even the ones retired. ) That's just for starters

[Richard E. Nygaard]

Don this just is not going to happen. I have never ever seen a pay cut or staff cut in the Congress. While I agree that it needs to be done, the only way it could is if the Republicans in the House introduced a bill to cut all House and Senate salaries, reduce their retirement benefits as well as require that any and all laws they pass apply equally to them as well as to the people and indeed that no law that they pass could exempt them from any of the requirements they impose on the people....given that they have the constitutional authority to impose anything other than taxes on the people....even that is questionable. Still it will just not happen because no one is going to cut their own benefits, even if we could find someone really honest enough and with integrity enough to do it. And if we did find that someone, His/her bill would die in committee and never reach the floor of the house.

[william e grant]

I love your two choices ,it is the only two people i can trust, we need many many more(,lets find them ).

[Richard E. Nygaard]

Frankly Ape I do not agree with your premise that this is really a fight between corporations and the people. While it is true that corporations have the funds to influence (ready buy) votes of members of Congress, they are not the enemy, they do after all provide the jobs that seem so few and far between of late. No the battle is still We the People versus the Socialist/Communist/Muslim agendas. If anyone doubts that after these past two years and yesterdays elections, they have not been paying attention.