Honor the troops: Beat Murtha!

John "Jack" Murtha has represented Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District for 36 years! How could someone last that long who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Abscam scandal of the early 1980s, who is the most egregious serial abuser in the House of Representatives of what is known as the "earmark" scandal, and whose false accusations triggered a career-ending witch hunt of eight brave Marines merely for partisan purposes?

The answer is quite simple: John Murtha "gets away with it" by subverting the Democratic process through what is commonly referred to as "the power of the incumbent." It consists of three main components collectively referred to as the "Incumbent Protection Act": 1) the awarding of "safe political districts"; 2) the use of special legislation, "entitlements" and "earmarks," which benefit (bribe) certain constituents who 3) express their "quid pro quo gratitude" with votes and campaign contributions. Those three factors have worked synergisticly to corrupt the entire body politic until we not only have out-of-control government, but much of the country seems to want more of the same.

Incumbents have crossed the line from legitimate partisan politics to now exercising the "power of the incumbent" as an unconstitutional usurpation ("to hold an office without legal right," Dictionary.com) because, since 1990, almost all state legislative and federal congressional districts are computer gerrymandered to guarantee the preservation of "The Incumbent Status Quo" for five election cycles, or 10 years!

Let the meaning of that phrase sink in. When incumbents conspire to guarantee the preservation of "The Incumbent Status Quo" for five election cycles, they are overtly working against the people's right choose their representatives in competitive elections where they have the option to hear and choose a viable challenger every two years. Having a "safe district" means safe from voters hearing and choosing a challenger. The key phrase is "safe from voters." The incumbent's slogan is: "Make every district a safe district" – and they have succeeded. ....

John Murtha is a caricature of all that is wrong in politics today. He deserves the honor of being this movement's first project and namesake "poster child" to focus voter outrage and to direct it, just as a military special forces unit attacks an enemy's critical point to have a decisive effect on its larger army.

The negative "poster child" is John Murtha, his face framed by the shameful shape of his diseased-looking congressional district as seen in the accompanying image and worn on the T-shirts and caps of supporters to promote this reform movement. Those supporters will also contribute to the success of the positive "poster child," Murtha's challenger, William "the dragon slayer" Russell. Lt. Col. Russell is ready, willing and able. However, he needs the support of everyone who would like to solve this national embarrassment, and he needs that help right now.

"Honor the troops, www.BeatMurtha.com."

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