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Which often means doing the legwork of following one’s legislators to see how they are voting.  And when they don’t vote on one’s important issues, you let them know.  So, this is one way:

And yes, unlike past legislative seasons, I’m contacting them.  I expect answers.  And so should YOU!  Getting your chosen and / or favored person elected is one thing but as we have seen, sometimes the campaign words and actions do not translate well to votes.

Elections are one thing – Accountability is another.  That said, a couple of the new Reps are turning out to be nice surprises with their votes; a good outcome from November 2.  Colette Worsman, Bob Greemore, Bob Kingsbury, Tyler Simpson, Guy Comtois – happy dude here.  

Oh, and another thing?  I call my Congressman too….let him (in my case) know what I’m thinking.  So far, not bad – but it’s early yet.  Keep watching, keep talking.

BTW, after the jump is the EMail I sent to all of the
Representatives that voted against  HB 747 – the Right To Work bill.  Note that I ask their intentions if Gov. Lynch decides to veto the bill; will they then be supportive of the Republicans, or the Democrats and the unions that support them?

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I have often been accused, as an elected Budget Committee member, of having an agenda.  Well, I’ve been pretty open about actually having one – and this chart almost perfectly sums it up.  This image pretty much says why I do what I do and how I approach the Proper Role of Government:

(H/T: Big Journalism)

And this does not reflect my view of the Proper Role of Government – it actually shows the antithesis of it.  It shows, in spending terms, how the Progressive view of government (Democrats have been responsible for much of this but certainly Republicans own a share of this as well).

My agenda:

Why should the rise of Government spending outstrip that of the normal working family (which is pretty much in line with the rate of inflation)?

And when I have challenged people on their condescending answer of "times have changed" to my question of "who screwed it up – WHY does government have to be bigger?", pretty much, no one can give me a great answer other than a wafty, gauzy type bromide along the lines of:

• people are hurting
• the needs are growing
• we can’t do it ourselves

Frankly, I think the translated answer is more like:

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