Revenge: Vote Against Every Politician Who Voted for the Bailout, No Matter What
October 4, 2008
In the early years of the American Republic, democracy meant that the voters replaced any Congressmen who voted the wrong way. It was understood that a Congressman would vote his conscience. Communications were slow. A Congressman had to be allowed to vote as he saw fit. But voters were expected to replace him at the next election if he crossed them. He had his vote. They had theirs.
This is a good definition of republicanism. Voters do not decide directly. They decide through representatives. Then they get the opportunity to get even with representatives who defied them.
This is such a time.
If the ones who voted yes on the big bank bailout get re-elected, then the voters got what they deserved, good and hard.
For any representative who changed his vote to yes from an earlier no vote, double revenge is appropriate. Make a donation to his/her opponent.
"Oh," you say, "I have always voted [Republican/Democratic]. I could never do such a thing." Then you got exactly what you deserve.
There is an old political slogan, "When you are in one political party's hip pocket, you can expect to be sat on."
Then, after you make the donation, send a letter to your representative. "I have always voted [Republican/Democratic] but I have just sent a donation to your opponent. When you reversed your first vote on the big bank bailout, you lost my support."
I would like to think that a few dozen of these people will be voted out of office in November. That's not many out of 435/100.
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