Daily Rant – April 28, 2009
April 28, 2009
I have had this opinion for a long time. Back when Jumpin’ Jim Jeffords left the Republican party to become an independent, I welcomed the change, but wondered if there shouldn’t be some rule that if a politician changes parties in the middle of his term when people elected a certain party, shouldn’t that politician step down and run on the other ticket the next time?
If I had voted for Jeffords simply because he was the only choice as Republican against a liberal Democrat, I would have been furious when he changed parties on me. I would have demanded my campaign contribution back.
Joe Lieberman was beaten as a Democract in the primaries and changed parties to Independent for the election. That is the way to do it. Not change after he is in office.
Now Arlen Specter has switched sides. But he is again doing it after Pennsylvanians elected him as a Republican. This should be illegal. He should have to resign and let a Republican take over the rest of his term, then run as a Democrat in the next election. Besides, who says Democrats want him anyway? Didn’t he vote against card check legislation?
This is one election law that needs to be changed. If people vote for a candidate because of his party affiliation and he changes parties in the middle of his term (especially because he is going to be defeated in the next primary) then he should step down and run in the next election as the other party’s candidate.
- FedUpEditor
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