On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can see how someone who rallies against a program/bill and then > tries to reap the benefits of that program/bill would be labeled a > hypocrite (and I would probably label them as such). > > But to say that the constituents of someone who rallied against a > program SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED to reap the benefits of that > program/bill - even the people who may not have voted for the > Congress-person in question - is a bit....I want to say 'extreme', but > even 'extreme' does not full capture it. It's just wrong., and sooooo > not what this country is supposed to be about.
Couple points to make here since I largely agree with you. First off, I was trying to be explicit that I was talking about voluntary programs as my examples outlined. A bill creates a $100 million pool for supplying grants related to Foo and you, as a congresscritter, have been railing about how Foo is the devil and will bring about the downfall of our country. I think it is horrendously craven for said congresscritter to then go say "I want $50 million in grants for Foo-related projects in my district so I can show my constituents how I bring home the Foo bacon". That is different from said congresscritter railing against a 2% reduction in the 35% marginal tax rate. If that passes, it passes and there you go, that's the new marginal rate. The congresscritter doesn't have to then go and do a 180 degree about face and say with the utmost unction "look at 2% tax reduction I got just for you!", it just happens. That being said, you're right, it isn't something that I think should be legislated against. I don't think that a congresscritter voting against the establishment of a program should prevent that congresscritter (or other people in the district/state) from applying for funds from that program, at least not in the legal sense. I meant it is the sense of disapprobation, it should be condemned, vilified, and met with complete disdain. "It ought not to be allowed" in the most in the most English sense, "that's just not cricket". Hope that clears it up. Cheers, Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:329375 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
