WHOM TO BLAME
Answer: We did, both the Delegates and the people. How can we change what is being done to us?
It is said that continuing the same action over and over again and expecting different results is a sign of insanity…
If you were running a privately owned company you would develop criteria to measure the performance of your employees. When you discover you have employees that are causing waste, damage, bad public relations, etc. you replace them with new employees and keep closer track of their job performance.
Do you have reason to complain about the laws we are laboring under? Compare the number of complaints we have now to what it was like 10, 20 or 30 years ago. We all know it is far worse today than it was years ago. We are in big trouble. Does it make sense to depend on the same people to make the needed corrections?
We should treat our Congressional Representatives just like we would employees. This is actually much more feasible for the House of Representatives, because they have a two year term. An evaluation takes place every two years. For the Senate it is far more difficult because of their six year term. Before the 17th Amendment the State Legislature could fire a Senator and send another one quickly, but of course we don’t have that ability any more. Therefore we must be very careful who we hire for that job.
How do we know if our Representatives are doing a good job or not? Most people seem to think that all you have to do is listen to what the Representative tells you. Would it not be better to ask them what they have done to correct the problems with the unconstitutional laws they have voted for and passed? Almost everyone has problems related to unconstitutional laws especially here in Utah with the likes of the EPA, the Department of Energy, etc. If you do not approve of what the Federal Government is doing to you, replace your representatives or bear the consequences.
Leonard (Joe) Fabiano - Candidate for 1st Congressional District 2012