Campaign To Take Back Our State & Country
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
Two public events took place over this past weekend, likely not found in any of the major news accounts that you would see. On Friday, August 28th a Tea-Party celebration was held in Sparks, NV, combining a forum for candidates seeking election in 2010 and the stop-over of a caravan traveling across America to Washington, D.C. as part of a national rally in opposition to the current bent of our elected leaders to implement an agenda of socialism. On Sunday, August 30th a town-hall meeting was held in Pahrump, NV, providing an opportunity for citizens to express their thoughts on the proposed legislation to establish a government-controlled health insurance program.
In both cases those who currently are involved in running our government’s legislative branches (supposedly the institutions which are supposed to represent “We, the People”) didn’t show. From the communications we’ve received, further input from citizens is not what our elected representatives are interested in getting. They have made up their minds and are planning to do what they are going to do. This is especially the case with Senator Harry Reid and his fellow Nevada Democrats, who currently hold legislative seats in Washington, D.C..
We have seen media accounts that Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has said she believes that problem areas in the current House version (actually the only real legislative proposal that has been written down) should be worked on, but there doesn’t seem to be any indication that reducing government’s intrusion is on any “to-do” list.
Another key aspect of the two events, which should stand as a noteworthy consideration for those in office, is that the people involved in organizing and carrying off the events are volunteers -- everyday Joe’s and Mary’s who have gotten involved to make a difference because they are not in support of the direction things are going.
To combat the grassroots movement of enraged citizens, the champions of greater government control have attempted to involve their professional hench-organizations…labor unions, AARP, teachers, etc. With paid bus-loads, print-shop signs and millions of dollars in paid advertising (some of which, paid for by the national teachers’ union can’t even pronounce the name of state we live in) the effort has been to stage showings to make it appear that they have support for their agenda.
Media accounts have played their role in support of this agenda, using the sound bites and talking-points of the elected officials to make it appear that the response against the health insurance power grab is less than sincere or real.
Perhaps the best thing that could happen, to bring about a massive change in the make-up of those currently holding power, would be a total disregard by these elected officials for the concerns of citizens. Passage of the government-controlled health insurance bill, the Climate Change energy tax increase to drive costs up and all the other ideas being worked on to expand government while limiting personal freedoms – would serve as further motivation for an all-out “throw all the bums out” campaign theme for the 2010 election. Then again, not having these misguided actions take place would be much better and there’s probably enough evidence of actions to serve as foundations for un-electing those who are responsible for placing government above the interests of citizens.
Whether in organized forums or events or neighborhood gatherings of just a few, the work must continue to building meaningful campaign support for candidates who recognize the need for limited and responsible government. We need to get behind and elect candidates who understand that the strength of our country’s economy is promoting opportunity for private capitalism -- not expansive, government socialism with wealth re-distribution and command and control regulations.
Two public events took place over this past weekend, likely not found in any of the major news accounts that you would see. On Friday, August 28th a Tea-Party celebration was held in Sparks, NV, combining a forum for candidates seeking election in 2010 and the stop-over of a caravan traveling across America to Washington, D.C. as part of a national rally in opposition to the current bent of our elected leaders to implement an agenda of socialism. On Sunday, August 30th a town-hall meeting was held in Pahrump, NV, providing an opportunity for citizens to express their thoughts on the proposed legislation to establish a government-controlled health insurance program.
In both cases those who currently are involved in running our government’s legislative branches (supposedly the institutions which are supposed to represent “We, the People”) didn’t show. From the communications we’ve received, further input from citizens is not what our elected representatives are interested in getting. They have made up their minds and are planning to do what they are going to do. This is especially the case with Senator Harry Reid and his fellow Nevada Democrats, who currently hold legislative seats in Washington, D.C..
We have seen media accounts that Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has said she believes that problem areas in the current House version (actually the only real legislative proposal that has been written down) should be worked on, but there doesn’t seem to be any indication that reducing government’s intrusion is on any “to-do” list.
Another key aspect of the two events, which should stand as a noteworthy consideration for those in office, is that the people involved in organizing and carrying off the events are volunteers -- everyday Joe’s and Mary’s who have gotten involved to make a difference because they are not in support of the direction things are going.
To combat the grassroots movement of enraged citizens, the champions of greater government control have attempted to involve their professional hench-organizations…labor unions, AARP, teachers, etc. With paid bus-loads, print-shop signs and millions of dollars in paid advertising (some of which, paid for by the national teachers’ union can’t even pronounce the name of state we live in) the effort has been to stage showings to make it appear that they have support for their agenda.
Media accounts have played their role in support of this agenda, using the sound bites and talking-points of the elected officials to make it appear that the response against the health insurance power grab is less than sincere or real.
Perhaps the best thing that could happen, to bring about a massive change in the make-up of those currently holding power, would be a total disregard by these elected officials for the concerns of citizens. Passage of the government-controlled health insurance bill, the Climate Change energy tax increase to drive costs up and all the other ideas being worked on to expand government while limiting personal freedoms – would serve as further motivation for an all-out “throw all the bums out” campaign theme for the 2010 election. Then again, not having these misguided actions take place would be much better and there’s probably enough evidence of actions to serve as foundations for un-electing those who are responsible for placing government above the interests of citizens.
Whether in organized forums or events or neighborhood gatherings of just a few, the work must continue to building meaningful campaign support for candidates who recognize the need for limited and responsible government. We need to get behind and elect candidates who understand that the strength of our country’s economy is promoting opportunity for private capitalism -- not expansive, government socialism with wealth re-distribution and command and control regulations.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 8/31/2009 5:11 AM 
Categories: 2010 Elections
Tags: Nevada Tea Parties Government Health Insurance Congress
Categories: 2010 Elections
Tags: Nevada Tea Parties Government Health Insurance Congress
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