Monday, August 29, 2011

Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A ‘Watch List’

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Marie Diamond
Think Progress

In recent weeks GOP congressmen have resorted to all sorts of underhanded schemes to avoid interacting with their angry constituents back home over August recess. Now two Republican freshmen, Reps. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Tim Griffin (R-AR), are taking this trend one step further, using disturbing intimidation tactics and “watch lists” to discourage constituents from asking them questions:
Rep. Webster’s Winter Garden, Florida district office gave out a “Watch List” of six Floridians who had asked questions at Webster’s previous town halls. The list, with the header “For the Media,” included names, photographs, and questions that members of the media should ask them.

The Watch List itself doesn’t contain any information on who wrote it or where it comes from.The memos surfaced in Arkansas in connection to the office of Rep. Tim Griffin, and were traced back to Rep. Webster’s office.


With black and white photos that resemble police surveillance, some of them pulled from the individuals’ Facebook profiles, the memo is clearly meant to intimidate these six people and anyone else who might stand up and ask a question of their elected representative. At a Griffin town hall, staffers were handing out the Watch List to attendees, calling it their “homework.” Griffin staffers were also spotted taking photos and shooting video of attendees, creating an extra layer of intimidation.
While Webster and Griffin are ostensibly making these lists to screen out paid activists, the people they are targeting are regular constituents who have simply spoken up and expressed their disagreement about important policy decisions. Nevertheless, Webster staffers clearly went out of their way to investigate the backgrounds of these individuals and insinuate people like them are not welcome at future town halls.

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4 comments:

apeman2502 said...

Given that these two have developed their loyal constituencies enough to get elected precludes a paranoid neurosis, it must logically be concluded that these two honeys have treason in mind.

CFR, you hereby are put on notice. I won't be watching your retarded TV programming, but I expect your loyal followers in government are correspondingly corrupt and equally as violent, dishonest,and as in need of justice as yourselves. Justice, then peace.

Anonymous said...

This does not only happen with congresscritters or senatecritters! I've butted heads with local county & city officials on their questionable activities with whistle blowing publicly. The result was ANY local government offices I required use of, either my paperwork was "lost", the DMV photo machine was "broken" or I was pulled over for "anonymous caller possible" DUI (I don't drink ETOH or Drug). I could just say "just the luck of a draw", but this has continued for the past 6 months numerous times. My state's AG calls my complaints unfounded. I did find a courthouse secretary that did confirm I am "blacklisted" and am on a "watch" list.She'll deny this in public of course.
So if you're going to be actively involved in pointing out & exposing government fraud & criminal activity, be prepared to be placed on a "watch list" and have your Civil Rights tramped on. Just don't let the bastards win!

Anonymous said...

Ok folks, this is possibly the most important fact that needs to be made as widely known as possible:

THE CONSTITUTION WAS NEVER FORMALLY ADOPTED

Now before you jump all over me, call me names, etc. READ the document. First off, George Washington could not have been 14 years a citizen of the United States until July 4th 1790. Yet he became "President of the United States" and "President of the United States of America" (Two of the three different Presidents the Constitution describes). However, he did not take the REQUIRED oral and WRITTEN article VI oath to "support THIS constitution." This was the requirement for adoption. Instead, he fabricated an oral oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States (OF not FOR). This is simply the Federal borders or territories.

So the upshot is, NO president has ever taken the article VI oath to adopt the constitution or assume the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (the third type of president described by the Constitution). There is no citizenship requirements for the POTUS or POTUSUSA, only the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It is why the whole Obama birth cert thing is a red herring. Who cares, if WASHINGTON was not elligible.

Forget the political theater.

ADOPT THE CONSTITUTION!

for more info, go to the website of the man that is bringing this all to light. Ed Rivera, edrivera.com

nam-vet6869 said...

This is a great conspiracy, secret talk with a person who will not go public. Congressman aids taking pictures, horrible imagine the nerve to make a tape and take pictures at an open meeting. Man them members of the GOP, WOW, dude ya got to watch them. They do anything to crash the country, like doubling the National Debt in 14 months, stopping all drilling to cost 50,000 jobs, shutting down coal fired plants costing another 30,000 jobs, or taking us into Libya without Congressional approval, by passing Congress after they reject a bill they just make regulations instead. Man, oh wait a minute, that wasn't the GOP, that was the Democrat that is the President now, Barack HUSSEIN Obama II. Man I feel a lot better now.

How about you publish the Watch List. If the clerk will talk maybe she will slip you a copy. Otherwise this will have to be filed under misleading statements and out right lies by the Left.

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