rssTea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be presumed guilty
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 1:07 pm
- 18 Comments
With Republicans slated to vote next Tuesday on Sen. Jim DeMint’s (R-S.C.) proposal to end the practice of members requesting earmarks in the Senate, Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, tells me that the group’s local chapters will be paying very close attention.
“We’ll do what we always do,” said Meckler. “Our members will put immense pressure on every senator to vote against earmarks. This is a fundamental issue — it’s both substantive and symbolic. Will they vote against the politics of the past or are they still stuck in it? This is a vote that will never go away, like TARP. Tea Partiers have long memories. Politicians have always taken advantage of the fact that voters have short memories, but we’ll know, we’ll remember, and in 2012 when they have aggressive, well-funded primary challengers, they’ll know why.”
But how will the Tea Party groups know who to challenge when the vote is to be held in secret? The answer, according to Meckler, is that those who remain silent on the issue will be presumed guilty.
Follow Jesse Zwick on Twitter18 Comments
Pingback posted November 10, 2010 @ 1:30 pm
[...] Tea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be … [...]
Pingback posted November 10, 2010 @ 1:47 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Clara Listensprechen and Jesse Zwick, WashIndependent. WashIndependent said: Tea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be presumed guilty http://bit.ly/bqRs76 [...]
Pingback posted November 10, 2010 @ 2:09 pm
[...] Tea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be … [...]
Pingback posted November 10, 2010 @ 2:51 pm
[...] Tea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be … [...]
Pingback posted November 10, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
[...] Tea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be … [...]
Comment posted November 10, 2010 @ 7:12 pm
Earmarks are the currency of corruption. They are the means that one member gets another to support his special interest. They betray the general interest. DeMint's cause must prevail.
Comment posted November 11, 2010 @ 1:11 am
This is a vote that will never go away, like TARP. Tea Partiers have long memories.
Too bad they “forgot” Boehner and other Rethugs voted FOR TARP! Its okay if you are a Republican I guess, to vote against the will of the people.
Pingback posted November 11, 2010 @ 11:10 am
[...] an earmark ban. “This is a fundamental issue — it’s both substantive and symbolic. … This is a vote that will never go away, like TARP,” she said. In fact, she issued a threat to those who oppose an earmark ban, [...]
Pingback posted November 11, 2010 @ 1:28 pm
[...] an earmark ban. “This is a fundamental issue — it’s both substantive and symbolic. … This is a vote that will never go away, like TARP,” she said. In fact, she issued a threat to those who oppose an earmark ban, [...]
Pingback posted November 11, 2010 @ 3:35 pm
[...] an earmark ban. “This is a fundamental issue — it’s both substantive and symbolic. … This is a vote that will never go away, like TARP,” she said. In fact, she issued a threat to those who oppose an earmark ban, [...]
Pingback posted November 11, 2010 @ 5:44 pm
[...] Tea Party leader: Senators who stay silent on earmark vote will be … [...]
Pingback posted November 12, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
[...] that vote counts within the Republican conference are secret. TPP national coordinator Mark Meckler told The Washington Independent that their approach will be to assume anyone who has not publicly announced his support for the [...]
Pingback posted November 12, 2010 @ 7:16 pm
[...] that vote counts within the Republican conference are secret. TPP national coordinator Mark Meckler told The Washington Independent that their approach will be to assume anyone who has not publicly announced his support for the [...]
Trackback posted November 14, 2010 @ 10:43 am
Obama adviser: No ‘permanent’ tax cuts for wealthy (AP)…
I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…
Comment posted November 15, 2010 @ 4:34 am
Too bad they “forgot” Boehner and other Rethugs voted FOR TARP! Its okay if you are a Republican I guess, to vote against the will of the people.
Comment posted November 25, 2010 @ 5:44 am
You gotta see this site!!
http://toobigtofailgame.com/
Pingback posted April 16, 2011 @ 7:31 am
[...] an earmark ban. “This is a fundamental issue — it’s both substantive and symbolic. … This is a vote that will never go away, like TARP,” she said. In fact, she issued a threat to those who oppose an earmark ban, [...]
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
