When Democrats and Democracy Don’t Mix
by Joe Wilson on October 5, 2011
What is Governor Perdue thinking?
She suggested recently that we shouldn’t hold a Congressional election in 2012 because you might hold your Congressional representatives accountable for the decisions they make.
Isn’t this what our country is all about? Aren’t you supposed to hold your elected officials accountable for the decisions they make?
By holding elections, you have the opportunity to send a message to your leaders, one that can have a very immediate and permanent effect.
This knowledge makes those of us in Congress aware of what our constituents want back home. It keeps us accountable. Without it, we could pass legislation in Washington that only benefited a select few.
That’s not how our country works, no matter how beneficial Gov. Perdue thinks it would be
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Your voice is important, and I consider your will as I cast my vote for any piece of legislation
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