Replies to post #283666 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[SamIam]

seabass,

someone had pointed out to me on a different board, how elections are "term limits" (which I strongly advocate).

"word" spreads fast these days on internet political blogs. Voting records are easy to access as are hearing in senate.


Candidates can misrepresent themselves during their campaigns by repeating their mantras but voting records don't lie.

I agree, Feinstein has been inconsistent with her voting.
sam

[aim hier]

Watch CSpan to see how voting on controversial issues is done. The basic idea of both parties is to minimize the need for a vulnerable legislator to have to cast a vote that might hurt their reelection chances. Thus, votes are recorded with a number of congresspeople delaying till near the end to see if their votes are needed.

Senator Feinstein is very popular, is unlikely to lose her seat, won't have to run for reelection until 2010, thus she is free to vote for needed legislation that might not be popular with her constituents, sparing another Senator from taking a position that might jeopardize his/her chances at home.