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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:02 AM Jan 2020

A mini-rant: I suppose this will show that I am, indeed, an unsophisticated fossil, but

I am reasonably sure that the over-arching purpose of being a member of Congress is SUPPOSED to be the service of constituents, NOT getting re-elected no matter how big a whore you have to be. And, yes, on a matter of substance, a part of the job is doing what you know is right, EVEN IF that means likely defeat in the next election.

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A mini-rant: I suppose this will show that I am, indeed, an unsophisticated fossil, but (Original Post) Atticus Jan 2020 OP

Fossil indeed. LakeArenal Jan 2020 #1

For a lot of these members of congress, after 30+ years of being AJT Jan 2020 #2

principles are for democrats, silly! unblock Jan 2020 #3

For only certain con$tituent$. Sneederbunk Jan 2020 #4

And has always been thus. dalton99a Jan 2020 #6

For a few decades now I've been convinced that the #1 priority of GOP politicians is... CaptainTruth Jan 2020 #5

Whores Ingersollman Jan 2020 #7

Hahaha - you are funny! nt jmg257 Jan 2020 #8

We need campaign finance reform if we can win the Senate and the Presidency and keep Dustlawyer Jan 2020 #9

A fossil is something that has endured for eons. When the fossil part of you endures because Karadeniz Jan 2020 #10

You have to have the courage to know when your constituents are wrong Joe Nation Jan 2020 #11

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)

1. Fossil indeed.

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:02 AM

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AJT

(5,240 posts)

2. For a lot of these members of congress, after 30+ years of being

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:06 AM

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feed a steady stream of right-wing media, are doing what their constituents want them to do.

unblock

(52,253 posts)

3. principles are for democrats, silly!

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:08 AM

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the entirety of the republican philosophy is to get re-elected by any means, whether legal or not, whether ethical or not.

they advance policies only to get re-elected or to raise money from people who benefit from said policies, for the purpose of helping them get re-elected.

ok, there's one other part of the philosophy, which is to personally profit from the whole endeavor....

Sneederbunk

(14,291 posts)

4. For only certain con$tituent$.

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:39 AM

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dalton99a

(81,515 posts)

6. And has always been thus.

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:26 PM

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CaptainTruth

(6,594 posts)

5. For a few decades now I've been convinced that the #1 priority of GOP politicians is...

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:25 PM

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...gaining & maintaining power. Period. At any cost.

That means doing whatever they have to do to win elections, the Constitution the law & the country be damned.