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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

North Dakota Democrats Pushing Another Waste Of Time, This One An Anti-War Resolution

Fresh of wasting what was undoubtedly thousands, if not tens of thousands, of North Dakota tax dollars trying to honor an aging, past-his-prime rock star (Bono from U2) who a) has never even been to North Dakota and b) would have been honored for encouraging the rest of us to pay more in taxes to help the disadvantaged while he himself hides his fortune in tax shelters in the Netherlands, North Dakota’s Democrats are looking to waste more of our time and tax dollars.  This led by State Senator Tim Mathern who is pushing the anti-war resolution I posted about earlier.

This is just plain stupid, and it’s not just because I am a staunch supporter of the President’s middle eastern policy.  This is stupid because, as I’ve already said, it’s a waste of time.

North Dakota’s legislature has absolutely no power America’s foreign policy.  North Dakotan’s do not elect state legislators to concern themselves about foreign policy.  We elect Presidents to do that, as well as - to a lesser extent - federal Representatives and Senators.  If North Dakotans want to make their feelings about the war in Iraq known they can communicate their wishes - through votes, emails, phone calls, etc. - to the people they elected who actually have some power over the issue.

But like typical big-government liberals who let the power of their elected offices go to their heads to the point where they think they must have their fingers in everything, Mathern and his fellow Dems are going to try and push this resolution through anyway.  Again wasting the legislative time, and thousands of tax dollars, of North Dakota citizens who - for the most part - voted for President Bush and his foreign policy.  Twice.

I would suggest that all North Dakotans click here, find their legislators, and then tell them to butt out of matters that don’t concern the offices they were elected to.

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The ND Dem’s must have been out supporting Bono and missed Legislature 101 in which you learn we elect federal representatives for federal issues.

Chaffee on February 28, 2007 at 09:05 pm

Cut & run means peace? Leaving Iraq equals ending the conflict? What the heck is he thinking? He needs to go home & stay there!

Zsa Zsa on March 1, 2007 at 07:46 am
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Gee, and here I thought North Dakota’s Guard troops were state-based and controlled by the governor. Yes, just because a majority North Dakotans oppose the escamasurgelationist strategeries and more troops serve from North Dakota per-capita than any other state, we should definitely not express our opinion about it in any way.

Ryan on March 1, 2007 at 11:24 am
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Sen Mathern had an op ed piece in the Fargo Forum today.  The Iraq war is taking money from our poor farmers in reduced aid, and our students who can’t afford college, and the economy is going down, etc. etc.  It’s a must read--it will bring tears to your eyes.  What would this world be like without Democrats like Sen. Mathern?  They are always around to save the world.  By the way, I went to the hearing last week and spoke against the bill 4022.  I wrote to sen. Mathern and also to some other pols, plus letters to the forum, Trib, and Herald.  Haven’t seen one in print--I e-mailed them last Fri. night.  The Trib is so overwhelmed with letters to the ed, as you may have noticed. Keep at ‘em.

halatbis on March 1, 2007 at 05:15 pm
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Gee, and here I thought North Dakota’s Guard troops were state-based and controlled by the governor.

Ryan, did they not teach you how federalism works in high school?

Damn public schools…

Yes, just because a majority North Dakotans oppose the escamasurgelationist strategeries and more troops serve from North Dakota per-capita than any other state, we should definitely not express our opinion about it in any way.

Express your opinion all you want.  Nobody is stopping you.  Write letters to the editor.  Write on your blog which nobody reads.  Just don’t expect me to support the waste of my tax dollars over a silly, do-nothing resolution that our state legislators have no business concerning themselves with in the first place.

You gotta love these loony liberals.  Any time you simply disagree with them or what they’re doing they jump to the “WHY CAN’T I EXPRESS MY OPINION” conclusion.


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Rob on March 1, 2007 at 05:20 pm

Mathern loves to spend other people’s money; it makes him feel warm and fuzzy.
I wonder what color his prayer rug is, since this is what he needs to make “peace” with Osama and his fellow dirt bags.

Kevin on March 2, 2007 at 03:03 pm
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I believe this was a Democrat/Republican sponsored resolution. In which case calling bashing the Dems over it without a mention of the Republicans that want the war to end is dishonest, untrue to the facts and it misrepresents both the resolution and the people who sponsored it.

goldie on March 4, 2007 at 11:20 pm
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