The American people support expanding Social Security -- not cutting it.

 Members of Congress: The American people support expanding Social Security -- not cutting it. Join us in our fight to expand Social Security benefits.

http://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/social_security_infographic/?akid=4145.365972.tVPcU8&rd=1&source=em.socsecinfo.20131108&t=4

"Fighting the stupid revolution in Wyoming and republican politics"

Stupid Wyomingites elect stupid Wyoming politicians, like John Barrasso, Mike Enzi, Cynthia Lummis and previously Dick Cheney, and God help us that they don't elect his batshit crazy daughter Liz.

Government hating Wyomingites elect government-hating politicians. Mean spirited citizens elect mean spirited politicians. Like-minded Tea Party Republican conservatives end up living together, feeding their mutual anger and resentment about most social progress. This reinforces and intensifies narrow-minded beliefs. House districts are gerrymandered by Republican legislatures to consist nearly entirely of such communities, basically like the entire state of Wyoming. This creates safe elections for the most radical, extreme and in almost all cases downright inarticulate and stupid Tea Party politicians. Shut down the federal government, harm many millions of Americans, refuse to raise the debt limit and throw the US economy into the toilet. All are just fine with this class of citizens and their favored politicians. This is the Stupid Revolution that accelerates the destruction of the American Republic, OUR American Republic.

Far right complaints about an expansive, high spending federal government, especially for social programs, are just one of many signs of utter stupidity. Why? Because these people fail to understand that economic inequality driven by Republican-loved policies that preferentially reward the richest Wyomingites also harm an increasing number of ordinary Wyoming citizens. An unjust economic system greatly increases the need for federal programs to assist the poor, the hungry, the homeless, the ill, the jobless, the disabled, the veterans and so many others struggling with economic insecurity, both middle class and working poor people.

Who are these radical Tea Party aligned republicans? The Bloomberg National Poll of adults 18 and over showed that 40% of Tea Party supporters are 55 or older, compared with 32% of all poll respondents; 96% are White, 61% are men and 44% identify as "born-again Christians", compared with 75%, 48.5%, and 34%, respectively, for the general population. According to a NYT/CBS News poll, Tea Party supporters said they did not want to cut Medicare or Social Security — the biggest domestic programs, suggesting instead a focus on “waste.” Moreover, a majority of tea party people described their own financial situation as “good” or “very good.” In Congress, only Republicans are tightly connected to the Tea Party movement and goals.

Importantly, the great irony is that these Tea Party smaller-government zealots include many, many people, especially older ones, who are already benefiting from federal programs, including veterans, social security, Medicare, small business loans, and farm support (Farm Subsidies). What they resent are federal programs helping “other” Wyomingites. They are hypocrites using national debt and smaller government as a cover for biases against several classes of Americans that they do not relate to, such as non-whites, like blacks and Hispanics, the poor, the needy, the disabled, the veteran who is disabled and new documented and undocumented immigrants. They see Obamacare as some form of awful welfare, perpetrated by a black man to help his type and bribe white folks, while so many of them enjoy Medicare. Outside their bubble is socialism on the march, not the capitalism that nourished them.

Conservative radicals are selfish, they are filled with fear about losing what they cherish and quite willing to sacrifice and throw overboard a large fraction of Wyomingites and Americans who they see as losers, wasters and cheaters. Screw them. The country, their country, would be so much better without them. These radical right-wingers and tea-party acolytes are the makers; And the losers they care not about are the takers, notably blacks and Hispanics, disabled, poor- both adults and their children, veterans both disabled and not, and documented and undocumented immigrants stealing "their" country, because white folks are the only one's allowed to steal a country, like the European whites did to Native Americans for the 1st 4 centuries they laid claim to this continent and country.

I too want to see reduced federal spending. But the zealots on the right put far greater value on a eventual economic catastrophe resulting from extremely high federal debt – something possible in the future – while willing to ignore the economic pain today felt by so many Americans and Wyomingites (but not likely by them) caused by a government shutdown and failure to raise the debt limit.

Norm Ornstein got today’s absolutist Republican behavior right: “an emotional, zealous reaction to America today — an ardent willingness to break crockery and demolish existing institutions to achieve the goal of eviscerating government as we know it, the good with the bad.”

What can be done to fix all this?

The core problem is the perversion of the electoral process by the design of House districts aimed solely at removing diversity of the population, an awful form of political segregation. Like have just one congressional district in Wyoming, where anyone other the republicans is disenfranchised. The only purpose is to undermine our republic, to create political power, to create a revolutionary force in Congress because politicians no longer have to worry about losing elections, like Cynthia Lummis, John Barrasso, and Mike Enzi, unless of course they are primaried by someone further to the right then they are, someone out there in the wing-nutter stratosphere, like a Liz Cheney for example. Incumbency is assured through mutually reinforced hate, meanness, prejudice. This is what is seen today. This is the driving force behind the Stupid Revolution. All of this is fed by right wing talk radio and television idiots like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, et al, that feed an unending stream of misinformation, disinformation and outrageous lies that are gobbled up by Wyomingites and other Americans living in splendid bubbles of intellectual isolation and bankruptcy, and always proud of their ignorance.

There is only one potential solution. The Supreme Court must make highly gerrymandered, manipulated house districts around the country, but by any party unconstitutional along with changing the law, and increasing the number of representatives in the House, so people and areas are truly represented, and not disenfranchised through gerrymandering.

It’s the republic, stupid.

Here's How Much Congress Has Been Paid During The Government Shutdown

Here's How Much Congress Has Been Paid During The Government Shutdown
The Huffington Post  |  By Mollie Reilly Posted: 10/07/2013 3:54 pm EDT  |  Updated: 10/07/2013 3:59 pm EDT 
As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second week and over 800,000 federal workers remain furloughed without pay, members of Congress are still earning their constitutionally-protected salaries.
Over at Congress Still Gets Paid, created by Nick Miaritis, Steve Nowicki and Alex Goldstein, they're tracking just how much money senators and representatives have earned collectively since the beginning of the shutdown:


Under the 27th Amendment, no law changing the rate of compensation for members may take effect until after an election is held in the House of Representatives. However, that hasn't stopped lawmakers and their constituents from calling for a block on congressional paychecks until the shutdown is over.
Last week, Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) introduced the "No Government — No Pay Act," which would keep members from getting paid until an agreement is met on how to fund the government.

And as of Monday afternoon, over 393,000 individuals had signed a CourageCampaign petition on MoveOn.org demanding no pay for Congress throughout the duration of the budget standoff. Similar efforts have drawn tens of thousands of supporters.

While over 150 lawmakers have said they would either refuse or donate their compensation until the shutdown is over, some members have publicly defended their decisions to hang on to their paychecks.
"I'm staying here, and I'm working," Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said last week. "My office is open, we're taking phone calls, I'm voting every day, I'm debating every day, I'm going to countless meetings. I'm working to earn the salary that the people pay me to do the job. I don't get into those sort of stunt-y things, and I'm not going to do it."

 http://huff.to/1b5gMSA

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY At-Large) on the Issues!

Cynthia Lummis on the Issues

A Picture Timeline of Cynthia- Past, Present and future!

 

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Cynthia Lummis on Abortion

Abortion is a sin against God. (Nov 2008) No federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (Nov 2008) Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011) Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010) Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection. (Dec 2011) Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011) Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (Jan 2011)

Cynthia Lummis on Budget & Economy

Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011) Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009) Voted NO on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009) Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009) Voted NO on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009) Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009) Demand a Balanced Budget amendment. (Jul 2010) Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate. (Jul 2010) Member of House Committee on Appropriations. (Mar 2011) Require a balanced budget, by Constitutional amendment. (Jan 2011) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution. (Jan 2011) Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge. (Jan 2012) Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012) Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Feb 2013) Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached. (Jan 2013) Reclaim all bonuses paid to AIG executives & employees. (Mar 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Civil Rights

God defined marriage as between one man and one woman. (Nov 2008) Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights. (Jun 2011) Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration. (May 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Corporations

Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009) Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009) Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011) Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)

Cynthia Lummis on Crime

Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)  Likes it as long as Congress gets their cut---like in contibutions from lobbyist, PACs, etc, to support our campaigns every 2 years, so she and here friends have these nice cushy jobs where they do little actually work. So crime is OK, except for everyone outside Washington DC.

Cynthia Lummis on Drugs

No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org as she says she didn't inhale.

Cynthia Lummis on Education
Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011) Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Energy & Oil

Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011) Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011) Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009) Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules. (Jan 2009) Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Nov 2010) Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures. (Jul 2010) Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low. (Jul 2010) Repeal weatherization assistance for low-income persons. (Nov 2011) No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. (Jan 2011) Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants. (Mar 2011) Include agricultural products in renewable fuels. (May 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Environment

Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009) Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009) Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009) Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous. (Sep 2011) Repeal requirements for compact fluorescent bulbs. (Jan 2011) Rated 0% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)

Cynthia Lummis on Families & Children

Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. She thinks they should have "0", zero parental leave, because her great, great grandparents didn't have, so why should folks today! (Jun 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Foreign Policy

Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009) Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011) Rated -4 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012) Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009) Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)

Cynthia Lummis on Free Trade

No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.

Cynthia Lummis on Government Reform

Voted NO on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009) Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill. (Jul 2010) Audit federal agencies, to reform or eliminate them. (Jul 2010) Moratorium on all earmarks until budget is balanced. (Jul 2010) Require Congressional certification of president's "Czars". (Jan 2011) No recess appointments without Congressional approval. (Jan 2012) Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises. (Jan 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Gun Control

Gun ownership & hunting are parts of our culture & lifestyle. (Nov 2008) National cross-state standard for concealed carry. (Jan 2009) Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases. (Oct 2011) Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Apr 2011) Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition. (Apr 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Health Care

Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011) Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011) Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009) Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009) Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010) Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)

Cynthia Lummis on Homeland Security

Strengthen our military and our intelligence. (Nov 2008) Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad. (Feb 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on Immigration

Secure borders prevent eroding America’s economic strength. (Nov 2008)

Cynthia Lummis on Jobs
Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)

Cynthia Lummis on Principles & Values

Member of the House Republican Young Guns. (Sep 2010) Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2012)

Cynthia Lummis on Social Security

She wants to decrease it, and screw with it for everyone, because she is a multimillionaire, so screw the poor! Yet, No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.

Cynthia Lummis on Tax Reform

Pledges to oppose all federal tax increase proposals. (Nov 2008) Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010) Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010) Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes. (Jul 2010) No European-style VAT (value-added tax). (May 2010) Permanently repeal the estate tax. (Jan 2011) Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)

Cynthia Lummis on Technology
Voted YES on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011) Voted NO on delaying digital TV conversion by four months. (Mar 2009) End net neutrality; allow tiered Internet service. (Jan 2011) Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009) No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)

Cynthia Lummis on War & Peace

Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011) Voted NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011) No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone. (May 2011) Counter Iran's growing presence in Latin America. (Jan 2012) Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Mar 2012)

Cynthia Lummis on Welfare & Poverty

Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)

VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a sin against God: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No federal funding for embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	God defined marriage as between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7 NO on $40B for green public schools: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Gun ownership & hunting are parts of our culture & lifestyle: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pledges to oppose all federal tax increase proposals: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11 Permanently repeal the estate tax: Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure borders prevent eroding America’s economic strength: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (+2 points on Social scale)	Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14 Allow travel between the United States and Cuba: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Strengthen our military and our intelligence: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-5 points on Social scale)	No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Counter Iran's growing presence in Latin America: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Repeal weatherization assistance for low-income persons: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Repeal requirements for compact fluorescent bulbs: Favors topic 18 No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Include agricultural products in renewable fuels: Favors topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached: Opposes topic 20 NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20