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Originally Posted by weswood
I think the TEA Partyis trying to let our elected reps know what they are against and for. Such as a smaller government, less taxes, etc. Yes, we can let the elected officials know by voting them in or out of office, but when the elections are held every four years, that's four years elected offials can run amok doing what they themselves want.
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I agree completely that the Tea Party want their message to be heard, although they seem to have trouble deciding what that message is. (What organization with more than handful of people doesn't face this problem?) We should bear in mind that the entire House of Reps is re-elected every two years. The drawback of this system is that a Rep is on the campaign trail from the moment he is sworn in until the moment the election results come in. A lot of energy is diverted to the endless campaigning. On the other hand, the feeling of vulnerability that arises from the biennial campaign cycle is something the Tea Party is hoping to exploit. Heck, everybody wants to exploit it.
Governors, of course, are elected every four years. I ought to know what the legislative cycle is in every state, but I don't. I suppose it's easy enough to look up, what with the Internet and all.
I'm guilty of encouraging a thread that is becoming political. I may not be the best moderator to moderate or make a decision about where the line is drawn. Perhaps one of the other moderators might make an assessment?
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