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NEWS AND VIEWS THAT IMPACT LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

California Special Election Results

Gerrymandered 36th Congressional District
A special election was held yesterday in the Los Angeles area for a vacant Congressional seat.  Like most Congressional seats in this nation the "election" was little better than the old Soviet elections.  The bi-partisan Elite Power Brokers from coast to coast gerrymander when possible to make sure that the vote of the people has no meaning.  Which party wins is often decided before the first vote is cast.

A run-off will be held between the top two.  The top vote getters in a field of 15 are:

24.6%  -  City Councilwoman Janice Hahn (D)
21.8%  -  Craig Huey (R)
21.4%  -  Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D)

These monster super-sized districts now run nearly 700,000 people.  Only millionaires or those bought and paid for by corrupt special interest money can afford to run.  Where contested elections take place at all it becomes a contest between billionaire cartels each looking to purchase the next representative.

Article one; Section two of the Constitution clearly states:  "The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative."  Our Federalist Founders insisted that the People's House actually represent the people and not the special interests.  All it takes is a majority vote of the House to expand that chamber, dramatically shrink district size and restore free elections.

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