I've sent this letter to all of my elected officials. None will answer the questions. Want to give it a shot?
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First start with the fiscal accounting of your local government. In my town of 5000 that is about 100 pages. Then move to the fiscal report of the County. That is about 1000 pages. Then the State, currently reported to be 30, 000 pages. The Federal Government report I am told is over 100,000 pages of graphs, charts, lists, and such. \nWhat you are asking for is a simple explanation of the budget in layman's terms. That won't be happening until a private citizen's group sits down and undertakes the job to parse out all of the BS. A huge undertaking that has no payoff at the end. Sorry, but most of us are too busy making a living to undertake such a daunting task, and no politician will ever touch this with a ten foot pole. The fraud and waste of Government are the key mechanisms that it feeds on. Hell, if you can find one bill in Congress that doesn't have five to a hundred riders that have nothing to do with the original bill, I will shake your hand. Your idealism is well noted, but it is going to take social upheaval to change anything any time soon.
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If you're going to state questions, try to be a little non-bias about them.  Every word you've typed has "left-wing nutjob" written all over them.  Try again later.
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I would like to say that that is a marvelous idea!  I'll do the easy part, I will get started with the freezing!  You work on the political portion!\n\nGood luck!
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Yes, I would. Yes, I have. \n\nYes, I have more to say ... your congressional representatives are there to serve you. They want to know how you feel about issues. They can't and don't vote in a vacuum. They are also great sources of help when you are having a problem with a government agency.
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Tim Kaine is Governor. That is all I could find. Wow.. unbelievable huh..I did find a form to fill out but, why would I? Hmmm. maybe it is something that the government does now to protect the security for them...sorry I tried. LL.
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Good idea, I think it is a time for a march on Washington. Congress seems to be getting weak on what they started. Letters and e-mail you congressmen and senators and let them know how you feel.
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Have you noticed you haven't gotten any responses?..lol...No bush supporters out there, I'm not one, but love the fact no one answered..lol
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actually-my goal is to run for Senate and become a Senator one day.  i think a big problem is the lack of direct communication between politicians and the people they serve.  plus, negative ads dont help either.  but i am more than willing to go through that because i truly love america and want to serve them.  i actually take criticism fairly well.  i am very polite and very open-minded to peoples' responses.  unfortunately, politicians have to deal with those who know nothing about the political world, or the world in general for that matter-but its freedom of speech and i support that.
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I am in Ohio...ashamed of my neighbors.\nMy friend, a loyal democrat, phoned me this morning to start rubbing it in.\nI asked her if she will be happy with Nancy Pelosi being speaker of the house, and made some points about her ass backwards liberal agenda, Kennedy, Reid...you know the jackasses running our fine nation.\nHer response was "I didnt vote them in"\nUM, well, you voted DEMOCRAT right? YOU DID vote them in, and I hope you are happy because YOU and your BUSH hating buddies are going to get EXACTLY what you asked for....\nterror attacks\nno limit abortions\ngay marriage\nembryonic stem cell research...which I would like to add shows NO promise is curing ZERO diseases and treating ZERO as well\nACLU coming out to defend whackos like Cindy Sheehan, who has found fame off of the dirt of her sons grave that she has not even taken the time to mark with a headstone in TWO years\nShe then brought up that the economy would thrive, her taxes...blah blah blah, I asked her why is this important to you, you dont even work and have not in 9 years.\nIt all goes back to the war in Iraq and they hate the President.\nOK, again, congrats, you will get what you asked for.\nShame on Ohio.
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California (as well as a few other states) have what is called referendum votes where key issues can be presented to the people depending on how the issue arrived in Congress.  The federal government doesnt have this system.  That is why we have a representative democracy government in the first place.  If you want to speak out on one side of a particular issue - write a letter or e-mail to your rep or senator.  They actually respond back.  I have e-mailed them on a number of occasions and they really do like to hear from their constituents.  Just make sure you are writing something logical and rational or give a personal experience.  Dont say something like "you f*ck*in idiot vote against this stupid f*c*ing bill" or they wont listen.  But they do listen when people write heart felt letters and e-mails stating their opinions.  I have worked with numerous members of our elected government - despite what most people think - they really will listen
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Very interesting! I think you need to approach you state congressman and submit the idea to him/her. Sounds very reasonable to me.
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http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm\n\nThis should take you to a contact form to fill out and write your comments.
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That's the thing, you don't know how there going to do it, and if it's public - good luck getting in.\n\nWhen you say 'questions' it reminds me of the polls where people realized they got duped into believing the Senate bill was the way to go.\n\nSo be careful.
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Oh my goodness Tony, you said it so well.  I have been frustrated with politics, too.  It amazes me how many people see something in the paper, website, tv news and believe it.  Whether it's true or not!  No one is given the benefit of the doubt.  If we believed the politicos on both sides, everyone up on Capitol Hill is a demon.  \n\nThere is no more fair debate.  What a shame.  I wish they would stick to the issues and let us decide.  But, there are too may people who want things there way only and will do anything to get their way.\n\nMark my words, no matter who is elected this Tuesday, eventually someone will find a way to make them seem "bad".
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Thank you for inspiring me to vote...I am 54 and have never missed voting.  My family is heavily into flag waving, are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and my aunt even worked as as secretary/receptionist on Capitol Hill for 50 years.  We got to tour the White House and watch the Senate in action with special passes as a kid.  I even went to the oval office once.  I wanted to grow up to be the first woman president.\n\nThis time though, it's different.  I live in a district that the Democratic party has written off.  I live in a state that the Democratic party has written off.  They wouldn't even spend the money to get a candidate listed on the ballot to run for Senate.  \n\nThe last election, our polling place was moved OUT OF OUR PRECINCT.  The mail says we live too far on the edge of our county for paper delivery same day.  \n\nI've even worked as a poll worker for elections.  I know the radio will say who won our state before our ballots even reached the courthouse for tallying.\n\nThe last election we used touch screen voting.  There was NO PAPER TRAIL.  No receipt that you voted.  No way to know if your vote was correctly registered on the machine.  There is absolutely nothing to recount.  I would say most poll workers do not own a computer themselves, yet are managing the votes on them.\n\nI have NO CONFIDENCE that my vote will count at all.  When Pres. Bush announced that he has NO worries that the Republicans will maintain the Hill, I believe he means he has people to enter the voting machines and make sure he's correct.  There is absolutely no way to know if they have been tampered with.  The party with power does not have to yield again, unless we use paper ballots which can be recounted, and of course scanned by a computer to count, which will make the process timely enough.\n\nI have always believed in this country.\n\nThey lost me when exit polls showed how people ACTUALLY voted, yet the final count did not reflect that.\n\nYour shred of hope will push me out the door.  I am ill today, and thought this may be the first time I missed.\n\nI belong in the Senate, not Senator Lugar.  He advertised with millions of dollars, WITHOUT a candidate against him.  What a wasteful man.  He is supposed to be a Rhoades scholar, but didn't digest the facts about WMD correctly at all and led us into this war which has killed thousands of innocents.  If he had been in any danger of going himself, or any members of his family in deep need of college financing through the military, perhaps he would have poured over the reasons for war more thoroughly.\n\nSorry, for any mispellings, I usually proofread, as I'm so particular.  I would be an excellent, conscientious Senator.  But, I better go vote.  I only wish it would count.\n\nPlease don't blame Americans if the results are not logical.  Our voting process will not stand up to the standards former President Jimmy Carter uses when monitoring elections.\n\nWish truth, justice, and the American Way Luck!  Hopefully, I won't be patted down there, and my paper with my write in candidate taken! Ha!  That is the only way to vote other than Republican in our corner of Indiana. . .
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Just to let you know there's not only one but many who share your views. The problem is, the Representatives you voted for doesn't care at all or else, they'll not even consider giving those illegals their rights to live here! Try to contact the government representative and tell them how you feel or else, they might be thinking we don't care at all as to what happening now and even our future!
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Nobody currently in Washington. There are people "on both sides of the aisle" who would agree with you on some of these issues, but not all. Think 3rd party. Try my link...