Reply #15: Sorry for that unfortunate event.

[Don1]

I think we need to redefine this notion of "party unity" that so many here are crazy about.

Yes, party unity makes sense as a constraint on the voter to vote your party. But what about when your politician goes against the party platform? He is breaking party unity, too. There needs to be a consequence.

I am not advocating ideological purity. Our reps just need to know we will not vote for them in primaries or elections if they screw with us too many times. CAFTA is one issue and there are others, too.

Just like the Bush administration, our reps must be accountable, too.