They say you never know what revolutionaries will surface to bring reform until the hemorrhaging is great. (Well, "they" don't really say that. I made that up.) But this is true:
According to Congressman John Culberson, we are at a turning point. The popular mandate to "Drill Here, Drill Now" may prove to be the issue that changes the way the will of the people is heard by decisionmakers. The D.C. "Old Media" won't touch the real story coming out of Pelosi's pranksters' latest assault on America. Culberson just reported the following to his band of faithful followers on Twitter.com: (all times are Central)
11:10 p.m. Sunday "I will be back on the House floor tomorrow at 10am with others asking the Speaker to call the house back for a vote to drill here drill now!"
11:11 p.m. Sunday "We would ask the Pres to call Congress into special session but the Senate used a sneaky trick to prevent this - they are still in session."
11:13 p.m. Sunday "Senate is in 'pro forma session' for 5 minutes every day all summer to stop the Pres from calling a special session to drill here drill now."
11:16 p.m. Sunday "Utterly and blindly biased old media DC press corps will not tell you these things. I will happily help new media absorb and eliminate old media."
The hemorrhaging has not yet started for Americans on this issue. Right now, outrageous energy prices are inconvenient and some folks are feeling real pain. But not most folks. Not yet. It will get worse before it gets better, but we must have a plan in place to get it better when we hit that proverbial wall.
In the meantime, what can an average person like you do about it?
SQUAWK.
Online. In person. With your friends. With your enemies.
We can bring reform to a nation that has lost its way by uniting (online and offline) on this issue and demanding, through new media, that we drill for oil domestically using our reserves. For you new media junkies out there: our task at hand is tweet.
**Note: Cong. Culberson will forever hold the record for first Twitter post from the U.S. House floor. He's a technology pioneer compared to the old guard in Congress! He's a real friend of We the People.
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Monday, August 4, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
We pay for their waste...what a stinky deal.
Hello to the readers of "The Voice of the Taxpayer"! This is my first post with ya'll, so please be kind. Feed me comments! :) Now on to the meat of the matter: waste, fraud, and abuse of our taxpayer money by our government employees.
Whatever happened to holding public office and demonstrating trustworthiness in stewardship, honor in conduct, and integrity of character? Are those basic values out of fashion or not expected for those working in government? Waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars run rampant throughout all levels of government and the costs to the taxpayer are enormous.
“Taxpayers deserve honesty,” says Americans for Prosperity - Texas Executive Director Peggy Venable, “We continue to see fraud, waste and abuse of public dollars, to the tune of millions of dollars.”
Instances of justice are served up to taxpayers by way of small victories, however. Temple’s Mayor Pro-tem Martha Tyroch just lost her bid for state representative likely due to her outrageous spending habits using the Temple city credit card, information made public prior to the election. On May 10, voters in Palmer will have a chance to decommission Councilman Mike Greenlee should they deem his 1990s-era expenditures at strip clubs and bars using his city credit card abuse of taxpayer money. The Ellis County Press covers the front page story here.
Taxpayers should not have to go to work every day to earn a living, take care of their families and pay their taxes, knowing that millions of their tax dollars are wasted, abused, and used fraudulently. The good news is there are some elected officials who do consistently side on behalf of the taxpayer and trustworthiness in stewardship. During the 80th Texas Legislative Session in 2007, Sen. Dan Patrick introduced SB 1190 that would have established a commission on state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency operations. It was left pending in committee at the close of the Session.
Our lesson is this: they’re using our money so we have every right to oversee its use. Americans for Prosperity – Texas (AFP) can help you plug in to your local and state government so you may serve as a citizen watchdog for government spending. If abuse of your taxpayer dollars makes your blood boil and you want to do something about it, please call AFP at 512.476.5905.
Whatever happened to holding public office and demonstrating trustworthiness in stewardship, honor in conduct, and integrity of character? Are those basic values out of fashion or not expected for those working in government? Waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars run rampant throughout all levels of government and the costs to the taxpayer are enormous.
“Taxpayers deserve honesty,” says Americans for Prosperity - Texas Executive Director Peggy Venable, “We continue to see fraud, waste and abuse of public dollars, to the tune of millions of dollars.”
Instances of justice are served up to taxpayers by way of small victories, however. Temple’s Mayor Pro-tem Martha Tyroch just lost her bid for state representative likely due to her outrageous spending habits using the Temple city credit card, information made public prior to the election. On May 10, voters in Palmer will have a chance to decommission Councilman Mike Greenlee should they deem his 1990s-era expenditures at strip clubs and bars using his city credit card abuse of taxpayer money. The Ellis County Press covers the front page story here.
Taxpayers should not have to go to work every day to earn a living, take care of their families and pay their taxes, knowing that millions of their tax dollars are wasted, abused, and used fraudulently. The good news is there are some elected officials who do consistently side on behalf of the taxpayer and trustworthiness in stewardship. During the 80th Texas Legislative Session in 2007, Sen. Dan Patrick introduced SB 1190 that would have established a commission on state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency operations. It was left pending in committee at the close of the Session.
Our lesson is this: they’re using our money so we have every right to oversee its use. Americans for Prosperity – Texas (AFP) can help you plug in to your local and state government so you may serve as a citizen watchdog for government spending. If abuse of your taxpayer dollars makes your blood boil and you want to do something about it, please call AFP at 512.476.5905.
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