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To: xcr600 who wrote (16947)	5/13/2005 8:25:29 AM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 20773

hey don't forget the Constitution, whatever that is, doesn't have the word "god" in it either. It would be nice if the Republicans carried that around with them rather than the Contract on America. I'm reminded of listening to the Congressional leadership addressing the freshmen, freshwomen[?], freshpersons [!???!] before the beginning of one Congressional session. An orientation. Giving them an overview of how Congress works, how the White House and Congress interface [someone from the White House spoke], yada, yada, yada. Both parties were represented and I can confidently say that it was bi-partisan in nature. No disagreements ever expressed. All interesting, but I was impressed by one particular lesson given to the freshmen members. It was on "priorities". There were three, most important first. 1. Your party. Always check with the Party leadership to make sure that know what their political objectives are and make darned sure that you vote accordingly. There will be times when on a particular issue [not many], the party doesn't have a specific position and you can vote any way you want. But the objectives of the Party are number 1 and don't forget it. 2. Yourself. As long as you support the Party objectives [see number 1, to refresh your memory.], you should be expected to be accordingly rewarded with good committee assignments. The more loyal you are, the more you should expect plum committee assignments. Don't support your party, and you should expect to get assigned to, let's say, uninteresting and powerless committees with lots of grunt work and little staff. But keep in mind that the leadership is a busy group of individuals; it is possible that you support party objectives and you have been inadvertently overlooked. Speak up and look out for yourself. 3. Your constituents. After 1 and 2, then you can think about the people who elected you to office. Makes the spirit of Democracy soar in your heart to hear that. Particularly amazing to me was that this orientation was broadcast on C-SPAN. I would have thought that the leaderships would have preferred such a lesson to have been given in some private session. I think that suggests what the leadership of both parties thinks of the electorate. jttmab