Rep. Wm Jefferson, D-La - Apparent crook & bribe taker

TenTallBen · Post by **TenTallBen** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:02 am

We'll see if Jsc posts in this thread. That being said, I've met some upstanding, quality members of government here in Louisiana, but I could probably count them on one hand.

Y2K · Post by **Y2K** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:03 am

watch out for our well being

we Trust these folks

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:26 am

sadly--
there is so much money and chances
for graft (honest and dishonest---
ever read George Washington Plunkett ?)
that even someone with good intentions can
get caught up in it all--- regardless of party
affiliation.
The most important reason that if we really wanted
to clean up politics (if it is even possible) would
be to have term limits !!
If it works at the state level--why not in our
nation's capital ??

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:31 pm

Wolfman wrote:sadly--
there is so much money and chances
for graft (honest and dishonest---
ever read George Washington Plunkett ?)
that even someone with good intentions can
get caught up in it all--- regardless of party
affiliation.
The most important reason that if we really wanted
to clean up politics (if it is even possible) would
be to have term limits !!
If it works at the state level--why not in our
nation's capital ??

If it works at the state level?

They have term limits here in Monroe County and things are just as fucked up as ever. The only difference is that now each legislator spends the last 4 years of his or her 12 year legislative career angling for another public sector job so that they can qualify for a pension. Term limits are a fucking joke.

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:41 pm

everything is an f-ing "joke" to you Bri--
it'as too bad you have grown to be a cynical bitterman--
the founding Fathers never intended federal
political office to a be full time job--
and we'd all be better off if the 17th Ammendment
was repealed !!

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon May 22, 2006 1:11 pm

Wolfman wrote:everything is an f-ing "joke" to you Bri--
it'as too bad you have grown to be a cynical bitterman--
the founding Fathers never intended federal
political office to a be full time job--
and we'd all be better off if the 17th Ammendment
was repealed !!

The founding fathers also never intended for slavery to be abolished or for women to vote. So what's yer fuckin point?

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:12 pm

BSmack wrote:
Wolfman wrote:everything is an f-ing "joke" to you Bri--
it'as too bad you have grown to be a cynical bitterman--
the founding Fathers never intended federal
political office to a be full time job--
and we'd all be better off if the 17th Ammendment
was repealed !!
The founding fathers also never intended for slavery to be abolished or for women to vote. So what's yer fuckin point?

They were visionary's.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:22 pm

I see no reason for him not to get re-elected...

Sincerely,

Ray Nagin

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:25 pm

Cicero wrote:
BSmack wrote:The founding fathers also never intended for slavery to be abolished or for women to vote. So what's yer fuckin point?
They were visionary's.

You would want to party like it's 1799. But try to remember that the 18th century equivalent to an FSU degree was a career as a blacksmith.

Y2K · Post by **Y2K** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:12 pm

Term Limits here in Cali do keep all the Special Intrerest people busy. They have to stay in touch with who gets bought and for how long and at the same time groom and shape another set of lapdogs for future uses.

Terry in Crapchester · Mon May 22, 2006 3:15 pm

Bri, I get your overall point, but . . .

BSmack wrote:The founding fathers also never intended for slavery to be abolished . . .

A history major should know better than to post this. Slavery already had been abolished, IIRC, in most of the northern states by the time the Constitution was ratified.

Not to mention that there was serious discussion about abolishing slavery at the time, but that was sacrificed in the interest of obtaining unanimous ratification of the Constitution. Further, the founding fathers included a specific amendment process, and I'd be willing to bet that a few of them were prescient enough to realize that there was at least a possibility that slavery would one day be abolished through that process.

Turdmaker · Post by **Turdmaker** » Tue May 23, 2006 2:20 am

Well, in a nutshell, yes.....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196517,00.html

Talk about a worthless POS.

TenTallBen · Post by **TenTallBen** » Tue May 23, 2006 2:29 am

Where the fuck is risa? Lotta dumb darkies up in here that she needs to be defendin!