It was passing strange when Ken Buck represented the 1% of Colorado citizens who attend Republican caucuses as 40% of all voters yesterday (4/11/16) on the Mark Levin show. Stranger still that Levin went right along with the charade that unelected caucus attendees represent the voters. I lost count of the number of times he echoed the 40% of all voters myth.
I have to separate my respect for Levin’s constitutional analysis from my disgust over his knee jerk support for the non-representative caucus system.
When will the Colorado GOP figure out that they cannot claim legitimacy because a minuscule minority of them show up at a meeting once every two years? Legitimacy comes from the consent of all the voters, not a self-selected few.
The hypocrisy of upholding the values of accountability and personal responsibility when talking about the failings of other people, but practicing an unrepresentative form of politics by local-loud-mouth, completely undermines their cause.
- I’m waiting for the politician who doesn’t promise me, or anyone else, anything.
- I’m waiting for the politician who doesn’t use my idealism to advance them self.
- I’m waiting for the politician who doesn’t try to pull an emotional response from me.
- I’m waiting for the politician who is known for the laws they repealed.
- I’m waiting for the politician who has no pitch, and who is not a salesman.
- I’m waiting for the politician who does not seek political office.
- I’m waiting for the politician who takes no satisfaction from governance.
- I’m waiting for the politician who admits the evil nature of power in them self.