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cascadiance

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15. How about we make sure they get aid, but cut any other government work going on in that district...

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 03:01 PM

Jan 2013

... to "pay for it", as their constituency SHOULD want if they are advocating for others to have that limitation by who they are voting for to represent them.

Therefore, if there are other government funding areas that don't affect those directly affected by the disaster, THERE is where we should cut back aid to them "to pay for this aid", so that their voters can get the message of how their congressmen govern, and how they will need to live by those rules, even if they find that it makes their lives more difficult now.

Unfortunately, not having control of the House, it would be hard to craft such legislation to send this message. Rethugs in the House probably will find another way to keep these voters from turning on them.

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Deadly Tornado Batters District of GOP Congressman Who Opposed Sandy Aid [View all] babylonsister Jan 2013 OP

There's that Karma bitch again get the red out Jan 2013 #1

His constituents should not have voted for him. ellie Jan 2013 #3

Good point! get the red out Jan 2013 #9

Message deleted by the DU Administrators People b4 profits Jan 2013 #2

Will not stoop to their level or injure the innocent. . . . n/t annabanana Jan 2013 #4

+1. grntuscarora Jan 2013 #6

I see no reason to vote for aid to his district. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #5

As a resident who has seen her aid delayed. . annabanana Jan 2013 #7

I see one reason; I sure don't want 'us' to be like 'them'. We should babylonsister Jan 2013 #8

But these teabaggers WILL NOT LEARN ANY OTHER WAY Doctor_J Jan 2013 #16

But everyone in Georgia is not a teabagger or a gopper We People Jan 2013 #17

Err, perhaps... Oilwellian Jan 2013 #10

How about we make sure they get aid, but cut any other government work going on in that district... cascadiance Jan 2013 #15

that's silly Doctor_J Jan 2013 #18

Karma's a bitch, isn't it, Woodall? sakabatou Jan 2013 #11

Then I'm sure local efforts to recover will be far superior to spending federal dollars. Bake Jan 2013 #12

When I heard of a possible Tornado in the South...I thought to myself............. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #13

we should follow the lead of the Congressman dsc Jan 2013 #14

I'm certain this great grandmother agrees with you Glitterati Jan 2013 #19

A lot of his people are cold and terrified today. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #20