We The People

[WizardTN]

ATTENTION:
Mr. President and Members of Congress.
Be you Democrats, Republicans, Independents or, any other flavor of politician.


We the People ... Sent you a message at the election last November.
You ... Did not listen.

We the People ... Voted in the polls over the previous months.
You ... Have not listened.

We the People ... Have shown repeatedly that your approval rating stinks.
You ... Are still not listening.

We the People ... Must regretfully conclude that you have no intention of listening.
You ... Seem not to care what we desire.

THEREFORE:

We the People ... Who are the activists who volunteer our time to your campaigns.
We the People ... Who contribute freely of our talents to you.
We the People ... Who donate our MONEY to further your chosen profession.
We the People ... Are now forced to turn our time, resources and MONEY in another direction.

BECAUSE:

You ... Choose to disregard us. Choose to make light of our contributions.
You ... Have forgotten that we are the activists that vote in the primaries.
You ... Ignore the fact that we help promote Get Out The Vote campaigns.
You ... Take our MONEY and then do as you please.

BE IT RESOLVED:

We the People ... Will no longer give of our time, resources and MONEY to support you.
We the People ... Will turn you out at the next Primary or General Election.
We the People ... Are sick and tired of your actions or non-actions, as the case may be.

UNLESS:

You ... Show us that you are listening to us. Remember us? We the People?
You ... Do it decisivly, without nuance, without dissembling.
You ... Stop putting your petty partican politics in front of our desires.

YOU THINK ABOUT IT:

We the People ... Produced this ad. It took time. It took resources and talents. It takes MONEY to run it.
You .. Did NOT get any of that. Will you continue to "Not Get It?"

WE THE PEOPLE ... Have spoken. Are speaking again. Will continue to speak.
YOU ... Have a choice. 1: To listen. or 2: To not listen. Pick one.

STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ ... NOW.

WE THE PEOPLE ... Are Watching.
WE THE PEOPLE ... Will be back.

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[SharonAnn]

1. Thank you for saying this. It's absolutely true.

[southerncrone]

2. We also keep this country running through our LABORS. Thanks

for taking the time to produce this. It is so very true & patriotic!:patriot:

And welcome to DU!
:hi:

[Dewlso]

3. Apathy

Apathy has been the growing emotion not just in Tennessee but all across the US as far as the War in Iraq goes. Our elected officials here in TN, that are supposed to represent us the PEOPLE they SERVE, do not have our best interest in mind when they cast votes on bills. They are only thinking of what is best for corporations. The vote for SCHIP should have passed with ease, it should have been veto proof. It wasn't. If our elected representatives choose not to vote for a bill that would have helped 5 million uninsured children, why would they vote to end the war. They are just interested in towing the line for the repugnant party and the bush administration. The only way to get it to change is to spread the word and hopefully people will vote for someone that has their constituent's interests in mind when they cast a vote, or introduce a bill. They should be thinking "Is this what the people of Tennessee want?". Instead we get "Is this what the republican party/bush administration wants?".

People need to speak up at the ballot box. It is the only way our representatives will listen. (although informing the people is an uphill struggle due to "Good Ol Boy" politics). The democrats I know feel that it is pointless to even try to inform the people anymore.

[tnlefty]

5. A belated welcome, Dewlso!

Please don't fall into the 'pointless to even try to inform the people anymore' trap. From my perspective, it's been the lack of candidates and elected officials who are willing to speak up and try to educate the electorate that has caused much of the regression in this state.

I understand that it feels like beating your head against a concrete wall much of the time, but without a push back with much information change won't happen.

Good to see you! :hi:

[Dewlso]

6. Thanks for the belated welcoming.

It does get frustrating when you talk to adults and find out they cast blind ballots. No knowledge of any of the candidates just vote for the republican.

[tnlefty]

4. A belated welcome, WizardTN!!

Thanks for posting this.

I was listening to Harry Reid on Ed Schultz's show today and my head almost exploded. The callers afterward weren't too happy to say the least.

My family will be attending a local march and rally tomorrow, so we will be once again making a statement.

It's good to see you here! :hi: