Crybaby Legislators Feeling ‘Bullied’.
Since when does listening to voters amount to being “bullied”?
Too many politicians these days treat their voters like jilted lovers.
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During the campaign, they’re more than happy to court them and tell them what they want to hear. But once they’re elected to office and things are cushy and there’s power to be wielded—the average voters find themselves treated like an annoyance, something only to be dealt with when absolutely necessary.
That appears to be the mindset of some liberal politicians in New Hampshire.
After hearing a loud outcry from voters who didn’t want a politicized bullying bill to be used as a tool to promote homosexuality to public school children, the legislators changed the wording in the bill. Thankfully, there is no longer a mandate in the bill forcing every single public school in New Hampshire to teach about things like “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
But now the liberals who changed their vote are actually complaining that they were “bullied” into it by voters.
“In a telephone interview Friday, Rep. Burke cried as she describe feeling ‘intimidated’ into believing opponents would defeat the anti-bullying bill if she didn’t vote to remove the controversial language,” reported the New Hampshire Union Leader in the Sunday, Feb. 14 edition (not available online).
“I think we’re being bullied by a small group,” said Rep. Charles Yeaton, D-Epsom, who voted against changing the wording, told the paper.
Wait a minute. Being “bullied” is now defined as having to listen to what your voters think ? Isn’t the whole idea of elections to keep representatives accountable to the people who put them in office? I guess we can now expect to see “elected official” added to the long and growing list of specially protected classes
This pitiful response also brings to mind what we’ve heard at the national level—when certain Democratic leaders actually accused the Tea Parties of being “neo-Nazis, militias, secessionists and racists” and said they need “police protection” against them.
Anything—to avoid the voters.
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In a related story in the Union Leader, Rep. Anthony DiFruscia, R-Salem, is quite upset about the fact that some of his constituents used their telephones to call him about an issue upon which he was set to vote…
He is so angry about it, he might even file a lawsuit. Say what? What is even more amazing is that Deputy Attorney General Bud Fitch said his office is in the early stages of an investigation. This is the same Deputy AG who regularly does nothing about the rampant voter fraud that has been going on in NH of late.
According to the UL, “DiFruscia already has obtained a subpoena for telephone records that will trace the calls back to their source.”
Earth to Tony: why no let us solve this mystery for you right now — these are your constituents! For you to pursue constituents for calling you, their Representative, quite legally on a phone number you openly advertise on your state website, is pure baloney.