By Jim Campbell, Citizen Journalist and Patriot
This dear readers is the opposite of what is meant by the phrase, “No Taxation Without Representation.”
Congressman West, is a patriot, warrior, duty, honor, country man.
Unlike those among the progressives who continually attack him, they could lift his juevos out of the snow with a steam shovel if their hands were duct taped to the leavers reading lift up.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it, I’m J.C. and I approve this message.
See the congressman’s amazing attendance and voting record, the Google, Pelosi, Feinstein, Waters, Durbin, and Wasserman Shultz.
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Allen West (R-FL) released this statement today reviewing the first six months of the Second Session of the 112th Congress and his cumulative total of congressional office accomplishments since January 2011:
“The constituents of Florida’s 22nd Congressional district deserve to know exactly what I am doing as I continue to be their voice on Capitol Hill.
I have traveled South Florida over the past 18 months talking with families and small businesses who have been forced to tighten their belts in these economic times. I promised them, that as a Member of Congress, our office would be doing the same. Today, I am announcing that I have returned $275,000 from my 2011 budget to the American taxpayers. This return to the taxpayer is in addition to a six percent cut to the overall 2011 Congressional Office Budget that I voted for during my first few weeks in office.
My pledge to my constituents has never changed. I will continue to work to improve the fiscal and national security of our nation. While we still have a lot of work ahead of us, I will continue to be as transparent as possible as to the steps I am taking to ensure the will of the people is heard in the halls of Congress.”
January 2012 – July 1, 2012: Cumulative January 2011 – July 1, 2012:
450 votes cast with a 100% voting record 1,396 votes cast with a 99.9% voting record
333 meetings with constituents 700 meetings with constituents
34 business visits in the district 90 business visits in the district
78 pieces of co-sponsored legislation 297 pieces of co-sponsored legislation
2 pieces of legislation introduced 9 pieces of legislation introduced
*1 piece of legislation passed on House floor, 2 pieces included in the National Defense Appropriation Authorization regarding Department of Defense Reductions, 1 piece included in the National Defense Appropriations Authorization Act of 2013
300 emails received daily to office (average) 500 emails received daily to office (average)
16, 627 pieces of mail sent from office 62,283 pieces of mail sent from office
2 tele-town hall meetings 6 tele-town hall meetings
12 in-person town hall meetings 36 in-person town hall meetings
House Armed Services Committee:
33 out of 38 hearings/briefings: 87% attendance rate 82 total HASC hearings and briefings: 91% attendance rate
House Small Business Committee:
45 out of 50 hearings/briefings: 90% attendance rate 83 Small Business hearings/briefings: 93% attendance rate
24 newsletters written and sent to constituents 72 newsletters written and sent to constituents
42 press releases keeping media informed 165 press releases keeping media informed
49,906 Facebook fans
63,199 Twitter followers
$275,000 (per 2011 budget) returned to United States taxpayers
651 constituent cases open, 1,440 completed
Allen West for Vice President!
Would be better as president, but have to take what we can get.
FORGET WEST AS A VP , HE WOULD BE A GREAT SECRETARY OF STATE , HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY , AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE , AND THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONE !
WE WOULD GET A GOOD MAN FOR THE JOB + IT WOULD BE CUTTING OUT SOME OF THE FAT THATS THERE NOW !
Allen West would be a great Secretary of State, etc. But, who for VP?
Sarah Palin?
My thougts exactly. You left of director of the CIA but he’d make things work right.
Un intended consequences are a product of our time, not exclusively but we have refined them to a new standard .
With an educational system who’s Goals are to Graduate students, standards of Critical Thinking have been pushed aside . Rather then Teaching a Student the Du Diligences and Logic of How and Why of what Teaching Truly is . “Teaching” is a process of self experience of how we Learn and Pain is a critical part of that experience and if there is a Base line for Education it is Pain . But that is not to say that the objective is being Numb but to learn from our mistakes .
Instead our Instructions have been Focused on How to Pass a Test by memorizing the answers . For those that see nothing wrong with this it is equivalent to a Scientists seeking the results they want .
Our Country is a Profound Example Cherry Picking the desired Data and disregarding the Critical Data .
Example : We have a Track Star ,a record breaker and put him in a Swim meet?
Example : A Nobel Prize winning Physicist and place him in Politics .
Example: A driver that can pass the Written part of a driving test
Example : A man who can win any campaign , A man who can win any campaign A man who can win any campaign A man who can win any campaign A man who can win any campaign A man who can win any campaign. Yet when his Goal is attained is only capable of campaigning.
And who can argue with that ? In Obama’s mind his deceit , deception, omission of truth deflect and Dodge and Disparage and Slander those who question him and in the minds of those who vote for him its been a resounding success ,after all it has made him the most power full man on earth.
If the Job description for the President of the United States was “Must win any and all Campaigns ” then we have the right man .
We will never be able to see into another mans hart but we can see a mans actions .
Our morals define who and what we are and are often discarded in pursuit of our Goals .
The Ten Commandments are a good example of a moral foundation and our legal system is an example of how man has tried to Justify getting around them .