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pscot

(21,024 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:57 PM Sep 2013

I had an email from my congressman

Larsen WA 02. He says he hasn't made up his mind on Syria and wants to know what I think. I probably got this because I sent him an email Tuesday and told him what I think. So now he's heard it twice. He was primaryed last year. I think he'll vote no

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I had an email from my congressman (Original Post) pscot Sep 2013 OP
I think is it good that congresscritters are asking constituents what they think, BUT... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #1
Do you actually think congress cares what any of us think? xfundy Sep 2013 #2
I got one also from mine-Kilmer gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3
I am positively starting to dislike this Kilmer guy Generic Other Sep 2013 #4
I totally agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #5
Northend by UPS Generic Other Sep 2013 #7
That's me also I agree with you gopiscrap Sep 2013 #8
I think you are on my FB friend list! An Occupier! Generic Other Sep 2013 #9
His web page is all about the military pscot Sep 2013 #10
He'll vote what his puppet masters want! B Calm Sep 2013 #6

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
1. I think is it good that congresscritters are asking constituents what they think, BUT...
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 12:42 AM
Sep 2013

... considering they have access to the 'classified' info and we do not - I hope ALL of them make up their mind on how they are going to vote based on the 'facts' and not on how their vote is going to affect them in their next election.

Just my opinion for what it's worth - and it's not worth much around here nowadays - LOL

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
2. Do you actually think congress cares what any of us think?
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 01:13 AM
Sep 2013

If you do, I'd like to bogart that joint.

"vote based on the 'facts' and not on how their vote is going to affect them in their next election."

Man, you must have acid too. Sorry, too far out for me.

gopiscrap

(23,758 posts)
5. I totally agree
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 11:01 AM
Sep 2013

I ran against Norm Dicks in the 1990 Democratic primary from the left. I got 42% of the vote and made him spend 700,000 when he should had to only spend about 100,000. I spent 58,000 It was over his repeated votes for funding for the School of the America's in Fort Benning, Georgia. There were training the death squads in El Salvador. After that election he didn't vote for it anyone. Do you live in Tacoma? I do, in the historic North Slope neighborhood.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
7. Northend by UPS
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 11:33 AM
Sep 2013

Howdy neighbor. Kilmer comes to me next time for my vote and I am going to say the same he did to me. "I have not decided yet how I will vote."

I already let him know I thought he'd be a one term congressman. If you can't muster up the balls to act like a progressive Democrat your first term, you don't deserve another. Following "the bomb for humanitarian" reasons crowd isn't going to fly with me.

Guess Kilmer needs a primary run-off too. He's extremely vulnerable to the accusation that he cares more for bombs than bread for the hungry in his district.

gopiscrap

(23,758 posts)
8. That's me also I agree with you
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 11:38 AM
Sep 2013

I live 12 blocks from UPS in the North Slope...I do a bunch of peace and justice work mainly through a project called the Micah Project (I was thinking about calling for a vigil regarding the Syria issue)

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
9. I think you are on my FB friend list! An Occupier!
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 12:11 PM
Sep 2013

And we were last seen together in front of the Carlton singing at the top of our lungs disrupting the big shindig that Dicks put on just before he threw in the towel and admitted he was nothing but a fat cat arms procurer, before he decided to come home and start collecting his $8900 a month pension!

As I recall the police would not arrest us as the hotel desired. If there's one thing I love to do, it is sing as loud as I can to hear the power of my own voice.

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