Comments on: On Drake

By: BS

BS — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:36:04 +0000

Guess the only way to get Thelma’s attention is to enclose a check with your letter of dissatisfaction with the current administration. Better mail it you you could get arrested for hand delivering it! That was the purpose of Move-On —to hand-deliver letters to Thelma. Why do republicans think that they do not have to answer to anyone once elected, or ignore laws, or constitutional principles? Bush will be gone in two years BUT Thelma will be left running with all of his baggage…

By: mosquito

mosquito — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:32:02 +0000

Once again….the constituents did not go to Drake’s office to do anything illegal….there was no planned sit-in or civil disobedience planned.

However, with Drake’s staff acting so scandalously I applaud Tom Palumbo for sitting down and calmly stating he was willing to wait for the office to open so he could deliver the letters (or petition).

Why should anyone be so indignant about any citizen taking a stand on principle? Rosa Parks herself took a stand that violated a “lawful” order and because of her standing (or sitting) by her principles her action inspired an entire movement and helped create a much needed change in our country.

How is what Tom Palumbo did any different from what Rosa Parks did? Or what Cindy Sheehan did when she wanted the President to answer her question of WHY her son died?

We need more citizens willing to stand (or sit) on principles. This country needs a large positive transformation to get it off this crazy “Bush” course set on death and destruction.

Buzz…Buzz….

By: Vivian Paige weighs in on Drake… « Grumpy’s Gripes

Vivian Paige weighs in on Drake… « Grumpy’s Gripes — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:03:00 +0000

[...] Paige weighs in on Drake… Vivian, I know you weren’t there. And you are stating an opinion, that under most circumstance is [...]

By: VAB

VAB — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:31:21 +0000

Got it, filled it out, sent it back. What are the three most important issues facing our country?
Getting out of Iraq.
Restoring our Constitutional rights.
Regaining our international reputation.
I hope that everyone who receives it, no matter what their opinion, fills it out — public officials are actually very responsive to citizen input, they just don’t get enough feedback.

By: vjp

vjp — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:35:11 +0000

Citizen – unless the reports of what went on there have all been wrong, I don’t think this was much of anything.

Did anybody else get the mailing?

By: Citizen

Citizen — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:10:43 +0000

I don’t care if all of her constituents came down for a “sit-in,” the government can lawfully and constitutionally require order and decorum in demonstrations. These people would have been refused admission to the Patrick Henry Building (the Governor’s Office). They would not have been allowed to carry on like this in the Mayor’s Office.

These stunts disparage progressives if carried out by progessives; they disparage conservatives if carried out by conservatives.

They are photo-op stunts. Nothing more, nothing less.

By: eileen

eileen — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:03:30 +0000

I don’t call her Thelma “Tra La La” Drake for nothing. Glad you’re finally picking up on this Vivian.

By: mosquito

mosquito — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:10:27 +0000

The Disrespect was not from Drake’s constituents, some of whom happen to be MoveOn members…it is a grass roots organization after all….unlike many of those right “front” organizations sponsored with big money and no members….

Drake is the supposed “public servant” and the House Ethics states that members should treat ALL constituents equally whether they support their representative’s policies and actions or don’t support them.

Drake is using PUBLIC TAXPAYER funds for her office and it should be a public place where ANY constituent can visit to voice their opinion.

It is Drake who is being disrespectful, unethical, and possibly illegal. She appears to be a bushevik servant and NOT a public servant.

buzz…buzz…

By: Citizen

Citizen — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:26:58 +0000

Thank God she did. The MoveOn group confuses decibels with debate. We need to go back to a standard that would get you sent to the principal’s office when I was in school. There’s no room for disrespect.

Regardless of your politics, this is no different than the group of “living wage” protesters getting kicked out of John Casteen’s office at UVA. And he’s definitely no “right-winger.”

By: mosquito

mosquito — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:23:16 +0000

Thanks Vivian…I believe this issue of Drake treating her publicly funded office as her own private office needs to be remedied.

Drake is not upholding the house ethics that states a representative needs to treat all her constituents (those for and against) equally.

She surely isn’t upholding the constitution and her constituent’s right to seek a redress of grievances….

Hopefully folks will contact their representatives in the US House and ask that a formal complaint about Drake be made.

buzz…buzz…