Posted by
Jack Cruger on Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:25:03 AM
EARMARK REFORM:
U.S. S.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, JAMES CLYBURN
Democrats put in place a structure that calls for new transparency, accountability and disclosure, and we have reduced the total dollar amount earmarked in appropriations bills by 43 percent.
The above was taken from SC Rep. James Clyburn’s Web-site, so what is this new structure? Does it allow for the, or delineate the setting aside Earmarks that would have highlighted the questionable actions of Rep. Clyburn directing millions of Earmark dollars to organizations that family members belong to or work at? And does the new structure allow for the House Majority Whip to set aside about $40 million in Earmarks, which he was the sole sponsor?
What really bothers me, besides the volume of money, was how many people of the Clyburn Clan are earning a living which is derived from the taxpayer money. As an old saying goes, anybody who would allow themselves, to be dependent on the Government for their “daily bread”, they, will eventually have to submit to the demands of the Government.
Who really knows the reasons the organizations are given the money, is it because members of the Clyburn Clan are working there, or were they hired with the intent of being put a position where they could solicit money from Rep. Clyburn?
All these connections between Rep. Clyburn, his Clan members and the Earmarked organizations, which are confirmed on Clyburn’s Web-site, seems to me to be a lot more than a heap of coincidental confluence and in my opinion, it smells of wrong doing.
A John Adams Quote comes to mind: “Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases”.
Rep. Clyburn’s increased importance came with him becoming the U.S. House Majority Whip which gives him a lot of power and now his actions affect the entire State. Since he also accepts campaign money from the entire State he should have his E-Mail allow submissions from all districts.