PUBLIC VIEWPOINT Resolutions For Politicians

Posted: December 13, 2009 at 5:10 a.m.

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It’s a bit early for 2010 resolutions, but I wanted to get a head start to help our politicians, so here are a few of them:

1. I promise I will remember that I work for my constituents and not to work to get myself re-elected.

2. If I plan to run for a higher office while still in my elected position, I promise I will continue to work at my present job until six months prior to Election Day and receive no pay when I start campaigning. After all, why should I get paid when I am not doing my job I was elected to do; also, why should it take two years or more to keep repeating my intentions which I may or may not keep?

3. When a bill of several thousand pages comes up for a vote, I promise that I will read each and every word in the bill; after all, I want to be well-informed before I vote.

4. I promise that I will not votewith my party just because I am a Republican or a Democrat. I want to vote for what is right for my country and not because my party wants me to vote along party lines.

5. I promise to secure all borders in America and to complete the southern border wall before amnesty is granted to all illegal immigrants presently in America.

I just know that amnesty is just around the corner even though the majority of American citizens might be against it.

6. I want immigrants to come to our country to have a better life; however, I want them to file papers to come here legally. I will write a bill to that effect and follow through.

7. I will create a bill that immigrants who have been waiting years to come to our country will have to wait no longer than one year after filing papers. I realize that waiting six years or longer is way too long and unnecessary.

8. I promise that I will knowwhat our Constitution says by reading and understanding it so we can honor our forefathers who knew what they were doing. I promise not to break any law so we can have law and order in our great country as we once knew it.

9. I promise that I realize that seniors need their Social Security raises more than I need mine. I will see that senior citizens get an automatic raise each and every year. After all, I know that once I am out of office, I am set for life financially.

10. I promise that, from this day on, all Social Security monies collected will be put into an interest-bearing account for future generations. I will also see that the present I.O.U.’s for Social Security are replaced by real dollars.

These are my promises to you, my dear constituents. Now, will you vote for me?

JO GASPORD

Bella Vista

Opinion, Pages 6 on 12/13/2009

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