I still think term limits on those govt positions should apply ... cant imagine someone being in that position almost all their lives ... familiarity breeds ...
so that's what happens when republicans win ... so what happens when republicans lose? ... ________________________________ From: Cesar Lumba <[email protected]> To: CFGG Assoc. *CFGG CFGG <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; World-Wide Fil Alliance <[email protected]>; 62ndforum <[email protected]>; Archersnook <[email protected]>; Moonglow <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [DLSHS59] 21st Century Feudalism Aljun, Senators and congresspersons must run for re-election every two or six years. SC justices can simply thumb their noses at the American people for the rest of their lives, once appointed. They answer to no one. Besides, the Legislative and Executive branches check each other. Bills that the Legislative branch passes can be and often are vetoed by the president, while the Legislature often says no to the president's budget and appointments. As to why the Republicans won by landslide, Democrats got the lion share of the blame for our dysfunctional government. How did that happen? I know that you watch Fox News all the time. And I know you must have noticed the round-the-clock advertising financed by the billionaires (known and unknown) that demonized the Democratic candidates. This happened in Las Vegas and in the entire United States. The money poured in by the Koches and the unnamed Republican billionaires were more than enough to pay for all available advertising slots 24 hours a day during the last few weeks prior to November 4. C On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:57 AM, 'Aquilino Alcantara' via Center for Good Governance <[email protected]> wrote: then you should be advocating term limits for congress, should be good as well? ... > > >tell me about billionaires then ... > > >tell me also about: if legislation by democrats are so good for the country >and legislation by republicans so bad, why do republicans get elected at all? >... > > >maybe you should consult lynn for the answer to this question? ... because >lynn did not answer it as well ... > > > From: Cesar Lumba <[email protected]> >To: CFGG Assoc. *CFGG CFGG <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; World-Wide Fil >Alliance <[email protected]>; 62ndforum ><[email protected]>; Archersnook <[email protected]>; >Moonglow <[email protected]>; >"[email protected]" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:48 AM >Subject: Re: [DLSHS59] 21st Century Feudalism > > > >Aljun, > > >It is true that presidents, with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, >appoint the justices. But once the justices are approved by the Senate they >can and do act independently and dictatorially. SC Justices sit in office for >life. Theoretically they can be impeached. But how many justices in your >lifetime have been impeached? > > >In my lifetime it is exactly ZERO. In your lifetime too, probably. > > >That's because like all dictators, the Supreme Court justices have enablers in >the Legislative as well as in the Executive branches. > > >The solution is to limit the terms of justices. Force them to retire when they >hit 70, which is the case with Philippine SC justices. > > >This way, justices must face the American public and defend their past >decisions once they leave office. Today, justices leave the office in >horizontal positions or in wheel chairs, burdened by dementia. > > >And by the way, there are far fewer Democratic billionaires, so don't even go >there. > > >C > > > > > > > > > > > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:31 AM, 'Aquilino Alcantara' via Center for Good >Governance <[email protected]> wrote: > >so how much does the billionaires on the other side contribute? ... >> >> >>who puts those judges in the supreme court? ... the president vetted by >>congress ... so? ... whats the beef? ... >> >> >> From: "Cesar Lumba [email protected] [DLSHS59]" <[email protected]> >>To: World-Wide Fil Alliance <[email protected]>; >>"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; CFGG Assoc. *CFGG CFGG >><[email protected]>; 62ndforum >><[email protected]>; Archersnook <[email protected]>; >>Moonglow <[email protected]>; >>"[email protected]" >><[email protected]> >>Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 10:37 AM >>Subject: [DLSHS59] 21st Century Feudalism >> >> >> >> >>The Las Vegas Sun published one of my letters again. More than 80% of my >>letters are published by the Sun. >> >> >>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: >>This is 21st-century feudalism >>By Cesar Lumba, Las Vegas >>Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 | 9:24 a.m. >>View more of the Sun's opinion section >> * Editorials - the Sun's viewpoint >> * Columnists - local and syndicated writers >> * Letters to the editor - readers' views >> * Write a letter to the editor >>The Supreme Court says money in politics is free speech. That being the case, >>the Koch brothers, having given an estimated $200 million to their political >>causes this election cycle, have equaled the voices of at least 2 million >>Americans. >>Sound like a feudal system with a twist? You’re darned right. >>Grass-roots Democrats must scrape the bottom of the barrel to come up with >>the estimated average $100 they contribute to the Democratic campaigns. But >>people like the Koches and the unnamed contributors who funnel their dark >>monies through Karl Rove have already bought and delivered the elections for >>the Republicans. >>This is like the Revenge of the Billionaires. There’s no stopping them. >>Thanks to our reactionary Supreme Court, the voices of the country’s handful >>of ultra-conservative, tax-hating and tax-avoiding billionaires are worth a >>whole lot more than the voices of as many as 50 million American voters. >>These billionaire American aristocrats don’t care about issues like the >>living wage, equal pay for equal work, immigration reform, shoring up the >>middle class, the economy, health care for all, etc. They know today’s >>elections are not about issues. Today’s elections are about who can write the >>most million-dollar checks. >>Shame on the Supreme Court for its Citizens United decision. >>And the Supreme Court promises more of the same in the future. In our system >>of checks and balances, no one checks the Supreme Court. >>With the executive and the legislative branches canceling each other out, the >>Supreme Court reigns as the modern-day American dictator. >>Share on email >>Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on google_plusone_shareMore Sharing >>Services0 >> >> >>__._,_.___ >> Posted by: Cesar Lumba <[email protected]> >>Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New >>Topic • Messages in this topic (1) >>Visit Your Group >> >>• Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >> >>. >> >>__,_._,___ >> >> -- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Center for Good Governance" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>email to [email protected]. >>To post to this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/center-for-good-governance. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Center for Good Governance" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/center-for-good-governance. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Center for Good Governance" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/center-for-good-governance. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Center for Good Governance" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/center-for-good-governance. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Center for Good Governance" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/center-for-good-governance. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
