Posted by
Catmman on Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:31:44 AM
Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX23) purports to be my Representative to Congress:
I want to make two points; Rep. Rodriguez is an elected official with a duty to represent his constituents in Congress, no matter their political persuasion, and, he volunteered and asked for this job. He wasn’t ordered into this position by some judge, as some kind of sentence. He wants this job. It is a bit stunning that, at the first sign of criticism, he loses his temper so quickly. A confident politician would have been able to field this question.
When called out on it, Rodriquez ought to have been able to field the questions in a manner that didn’t resort to threats and a violent outburst. That he couldn’t tells you all you need to know about the political landscape today.
In this clip he swears at another constituent:
I couldn't make out what may have prompted the Congressman's use of such language at a voting constituent, but it's irrelevant anyway. Sure, if what prompted the angry outburst wasn't true, then Mr. Rodriguez should call the guy on it but in a manner befitting a US Congressman.
Mr. Rodriguez's temperament alone in dealing with his constituents is enough of a reason to remove him from office. There are at least two instances, shown above, of the man berating and using profane language towards voters. Two dots can be connected by a line, showing a trend. In this case, a negative one.
The man has shown, not only through his actions towards voters but through his votes for bad legislation, that he doesn't care for his constituents in Texas, let alone the well being of the country. He has demonstrated a fundamental lack of understanding of the Constitution and misrepresents the actual effects and facts of legislation he supported and voted for, such as Obamacare.
He needs to go.