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South Carolina GOP Loyalty Oath Drama: Lawmaker Addresses Reports
Joe White: “You can’t buy me, you can’t bribe me and you can’t seduce me.”
Joe White: “You can’t buy me, you can’t bribe me and you can’t seduce me.”
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“Did he sign the oath, though?”
Why couldn’t he just answer the question directly? Is there anyone left with a spine?
Oh, Nanker, Joe’s got a spine. You wish that the rest of the house had the character that Joe has. He is a good, honest man who lives his principles. Period. Good for Joe.
Every Representative, on either side of the aisle; has a first obligation to represent his constituents- NOT his party. Outside of that, he has a moral obligation to do what HE thinks is right- NOT what his party boss thinks. There is way too much “Party think” going on in the State and Federal govt assemblies; and lifetime incumbents are a big part of it. I say we need term limits of no more than 12 years for both houses.
Regarding the Rep Caucus Oath. If a Rep from county(A) should be allowed to campaign against a Rep from another county(B) (which the Oath now forbids) why should the people of B care what the Rep from county A thinks? As long as that Rep in county B is doing what the people who voted him/her into office to do that is all that is important. So even if the Rep from county A should be allowed to campaign against the Rep from county B, why should the constituents of county B care.