“Those in Washington have forgotten that any power they have is because we give it to them by consent.”

Then, they suddenly develop this attitude of doing what THEY want to do even when they KNOW that their constituents are overwhelmingly against it. Their main reason for this is for party favortism and it doesn’t matter which party. To hell with the people, just send in your money and quitchurbitchin we’ll spend it the way WE want, and WE have been letting them get away with it WAY too long.

The above quote is taken from the Declaration of Independence. Governments (politicians) derive their powers from the consent of the governed. When Cornyn and other voted for the bailout against the consent of the governed, they were in direct violation of the Declaration of Independence. Those in Washington have forgotten that any power they have is because we give it to them by consent. Unfortunately today, they just take the power because they feel being voted into office is consent enough.

The tea party, organized by the Texas office of Americans for Prosperity, a nonpartisan group that says it advocates economic freedom, differed from one held Friday at Zilker Park, to which elected officials weren’t invited.

A lot more here:
‘Tea party’ crowd boos Cornyn, denounces Washington

BZ