In order to save the Republic it would require strict enforceable laws regarding term limits, accompanied by severe limitations on how long a politician could serve in any public capacity.  Also these laws would be enforced by mandates which would carry severe punishment for Constitutional, legislative, ethical and citizen abuse, i.e. actions that are contra to individual rights and property.

Politicians have long thrown out the bait which most citizens have whole-heartedly swallowed, parroting the idea that it would take multiple terms to learn the ways of government; that is precisely the reason to get rid of the sworn swindlers.  The more comfortable they feel in government the quicker they morph into public parasitism—exactly what we have now and for decades in all government.

Cases in point: Governor Mike Beebe, aside from the Pryor’s, is the king of term limit abuse. A recent example that points out the relevancy of the above statement is the relationship between the Governor and a fellow identified as Cliff Hoofman. Beebe appointed State Court of Appeals Judge Cliff Hoofman, who previously served on the State Hwy Commission, to the Arkansas Supreme Court. Question: what did Hoofman do to endear himself to Gov. Beebe that has attracted all the unearned Political largesse or was it earned, doing what?

Hoofman served 8 years in the State Senate and 20 years in the State House. He also worked in the State Attorney General’s office under Mike Beebe 2003-2007.
Beebe’s conduct is the textbook example of political cronyism and is absolutely repugnant, but then look at his own background…years in the State Senate, the House, Attorney General, Governor, all of which adds up to about 35 years.

Without an analytic critique of the actions of the aforementioned regarding qualifications, results, etc. the most damning thing that comes from their political conduct is the suppression of new ideas and methods. New ideas are the foundation of a successful society, while never abandoning our Founding principles.
Following on the heels of Beebe’s relationship with Hoofman comes word from Arkansas U.S. Congressman Tim Griffin (R).   You may recall that Griffin was up to his snoot in Pres. George W. Bush’s purge of Federal Prosecutors who would not kowtow to Bush’s, in many cases, criminal actions. By Bush’s action, Griffin ended up as the new Federal Prosecutor in Little Rock.

Our republic enmeshed in an economic meltdown can only be described as on the road to guaranteed bankruptcy and a total collapse while at the same time involved in murderous foreign government overthrows, massive 3rd World immigration, legal & illegal,  and unconstitutional wars; therefore what are Congressman Griffin’s concerns about our national health?  None.  The Congressman is celebrating his appointment to The House Ways & Means Committee, that’s the bunch who writes tax laws, totally ignoring the $16.4 Trillion national debt, unbridled immigration, undeclared criminal wars, and Obamacare. The silence is deafening from the other 5 Arkansans elected to Washington, DC also.

Perhaps the most unsettling and arrogant comment echoed by Griffin is his quote, “I will remain in the House of Representatives for at least another term”.  What insolence, how does he know how his constituents will vote?  The arrogance and demands of incumbency. 

Griffin belongs to THE PARTY OF IRRELEVANCE, the Party that renounced their political philosophies on Nov. 7, 2012 to begin pandering to illegal Mexicans and other OTM interlopers, embracing amnesty and open borders, solely to try to win elections. Sordid behavior? You bet.  The cowardly Republicans don’t get it—they will never see the day they can out-Democrat a Democrat. Democrats have been ensconced in Marxism for decades, while purposely destroying Capitalism and the Constitution.  That’s a substantial head-start.

I stated at the outset that strict term limits legislation and enabling legislation in related areas could never be passed. Why?  After all it does take votes to ensconce politicians & bureaucrats in their respective protection rackets. Strict term limit laws will not happen due to the ill-advised citizen marriages to either the Democrat or Republican Party, accompanied by a great deal of ignorance, laziness, self-indulgence, and indoctrination of citizens.  Political party divorces are long overdue.

Joe McCutchen                arkansasfreedom.net