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Demand Kerry and Edwards Resign Senate Seats

Weird...I was just thinking about this very issue yesterday. I think it's wrong for public servants to take OUR money without actually serving. I think that rules should be put into place that demands that Kerry, and all others in the same position, either show up for votes- and actually DO their jobs, or resign- no choice given to them. It's just not right for them to have elected seats in Congress and NOT even do the job they were elected for. The money that Kerry and Edwards keep taking COULD be left for the government, to pay for very costly liberal govt. programs (most of which are complete failures), but neither Kerry nor Edwards would stand for that. Why is it they can talk about money issues, yet take the TAXPAYER'S MONEY and neglect their actual jobs. I'd like to get paid for nothing too, guys! Shameful.

After reading this earlier (before I went to work), I wrote a letter to John Kerry at the address listed in the post itself below. No doubt, both Kerry and Edwards will refuse to resign and keep taking our money without doing their jobs. I have little doubt this is exactly how it'll turn out.
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Demand Kerry & Edwards RESIGN from Senate!

As you know, two of the most liberal men in the U.S. Senate -- John Kerry and John Edwards -- are now the presumed nominees for the Democrats' bid for the White House. They'll be accepting their nominations in Boston this month.

RightMarch.com plans to be there... IN THEIR FACES... in more ways than one. But we need YOUR help to do it!

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First of all, we plan to take out at least FIVE FULL-PAGE ADS in the greater Boston metro area, DEMANDING that Sens. Kerry and Edwards resign from the Senate in order to run for President and Vice President, because they're there so rarely there's no way for them to actually represent their constituents.

Sen. Edwards has missed 43 percent of Senate votes while running for President; Sen. Kerry has missed 88 PERCENT. That's simply NOT RIGHT, and the public is not being well-served.

In 1996, Republican Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas resigned his Senate seat - and his powerful post as Senate GOP leader - shortly before he formally accepted the Republican nomination for president. Shouldn't the American people insist that Kerry & Edwards have the integrity to do the same?

Adding insult to injury, according to the Boston Herald (3/1/04), "Kerry has been a virtual no-show in the U.S. Senate over the past 14 months, but he hasn't missed a paycheck," even though "federal law says some of his $158,000 salary should have been withheld." Edwards continues to cash HIS checks, too.

But, as the New York Post noted (6/16/04), "In 2000, then-Texas Gov. George Bush reimbursed his state a day's salary for every day that he was campaigning out of state and then-Lt. Gov. Rick Perry had to step in as acting governor."

Sens. Kerry and Edwards need to RESIGN NOW, and stop taking taxpayer money that they haven't earned!

Will YOU help us take out a full-page ad around the Democrat Convention in Boston, DEMANDING their resignation?

TAKE ACTION: Top government officials in John Kerry's home state of Massachusetts have already been urging him to resign from the Senate to run for president. Politicos in North Carolina have nicknamed John Edwards "Senator Gone" for constantly forgoing his duties as Senator during his "Pick-Me-For-V.P.-Tour."

John Kerry and John Edwards made a commitment to the people of Massachusetts and North Carolina -- a commitment to do a job, and a commitment to represent their states in the United States Senate. In fact, they took an oath of office. If they won't do the job they swore to do, why would we ever want them in the White House?

The overall cost of this campaign is over $50,000. We have VERY LITTLE TIME to raise enough money to place FULL-PAGE ads in Boston-area newspapers, demanding that Kerry and Edwards resign immediately. If every one of our members gave just $30 or $50, we could put those ads up NOW. But we know that many of our patriotic members just can't afford to give that much -- so some of you might be able to give more to make up for them, maybe as much as $100, $500, or even $1,000 or $2,000.

Our members have strongly supported our efforts, including several full-page USA Today ads nationwide, as well as national radio ad campaigns. PLEASE, go to our website below to make a donation TODAY -- let's make sure we stay in the FACES of the liberal Democrats, including right there in Boston:

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If you prefer to contribute by check, please make it out to:

RightMarch.com
4850 Golden Pkwy., Suite B,
Dept. Code max
Buford, GA 30518-1712

NOTE: As an extra "perk," if Kerry resigns, under current law, his temporary replacement would be named by the governor of Massachusetts... who just happens to be a Republican! North Carolina has a Democrat governor -- but 1 out of 2 ain't bad!

And remember our wildly successful counter-protest against the radical liberals recently in Washington, D.C.? RightMarch.com is co-sponsoring another "Operation Witness" protest in Boston during the Democrat National Convention, as well as another counter-protest against the protesters in New York during the GOP Convention. We'll let you know more shortly.

By the way, if you'd like to drop a personal note to Kerry & Edwards asking them to resign from the Senate, their e-mail address is info@johnkerry.com - have fun!

Be sure to forward this Alert to everyone you know who would like to help us take out our FULL-PAGE ADS targeting Kerry and Edwards in Boston-area newspapers.

Thank you!

Posted by Josh at July 24, 2004 08:34 PM | TrackBack