Ariz. Legislators Go Off on Constituents

I am so ashamed of living in Arizona. Arizona is, of course, labor-bashing as well and therefore I can't save enough money to leave. Who is it that votes for these vile politicians? This is the latest in a bunch of attacks on women, the unemployed, police/teachers/firefighters, and others. They have tried to lower the minimum wage for teenagers and waitpersons. They are trying to pass laws that would allow employers to deny coverage to women using birth control. They are try to pass laws that would allow employers to deny health insurance to workers who make less than a certain amount of money. They are trying to pass a law turning workers into independent contractors so they can't apply for unemployment insurance. It goes on and on. The Tucson Safeway where I used to shop made national news for putting a piece of cardboard over the Elle magazine cover featuring pregnant Jessica Simpson. When I asked a cashier about this, she refused to answer me. I boycott it now. All this just sickens me. I hate the fact that the taxes I pay support these vile politicians. And now these disgusting politicians are actually going after their constituents. (The ones I have written to have simply neglected to respond to me.) It really is the New Republican Taliban and at this rate it won't be long before there are public beheadings of women who use birth control. I don't have the words to express how deeply disturbing this is to me.

I live in Texas and I've called my representatives a few times on different issues. No one was ever rude to me but I sure didn't feel as if they were Ttllying what their constituents wanted and then voting accordingly. The politicians in Arizona were at least honest, if not professional. It makes it easier to know they need to be voted out.

In the 6 years I have lived in Arizona it has been
very clear that our politicians are Republicans who don't care much for what their constituents want if it has any "liberal" leanings. Their attitude is "stand on your own two feet" and"let us lead you down the garden path 'cause you are too stupid to know what is right for you".

Yes, I do vote in every election but too many
voters are accepting the GOP line. The credo here in Apache Junction is have 3-5 guns, rifles to blow away the hordes attacking your home. Not sure who they think is going to attack their home. I think they have been out in the sun too long and are suffering from diminished capacity.

i don't live in Az and that's probably a good thing, guessing the kind of representation some residents get.
another good thing about living there is i get to have the outsider's viewpoint and can see the irony (?) when these abusive reps go asskissing come election day.
finally, it's difficult to think any civil person, no matter their ideology, could be this un civil.

I live in Arizona and support MY governed officials, you traitors. I love this bill ... In fact, I think it should be extended to other areas of life.

Want to buy a gun? Well, you have to watch a 4-hour video which shows what it looks like when someone is shot with a gun. You also need to memorize the latest gun death statistics and pass a quiz over that material before your 7-day waiting period begins. (This one will never pass, though, because men buy guns, not just women.)

Want to buy cigarettes? You get to see what a diseased lung looks like. You also are given the latest statistics on smoking deaths (500,000 per year; that's a World Trade Center every two days, folks!), find out how much money the companies are making off of your deaths, and you get to experience second-hand smoke on a first-hand basis! Then take the quiz, get a license, and then there's a 2-week waiting period before you can buy cigarettes.

Want to buy a drink at the bar? Whoa there! You have *lots* of work ahead of you. Two hours of videos about drunken driving ("Red Asphalt", "Blood on the Highway"). You also get to learn the symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver, pancreatitis, epilepsy, polyneuropathy, alcoholic dementia, heart disease, nutritional deficiencies, peptic ulcers, and many other FUN DISEASES! (Three hours of videos, plus you have to buy a textbook for $100.) Then you get shown various pictures of ugly members of the opposite sex (and some of your own) ... Guess what, you COULD wake up tomorrow in bed next to one of these genetic misfits, if you drink! Now take your quiz, and wait for your special drinking permit; and don't forget that 7-day waiting period after you ask to buy a drink, of course!

I believe that the republicans in the USA. are traitors against our nation . I believe that we should do them , like we did the Indians . It is not safe to let people like republicans run our streets and sell us out to the big corporations both foreign and domestic.If this is not treason then nothing is.

I've had similar experiences when writing Gov't. Representatives whether it concern a bill that's up for passing or to remind them of their campaign promises. What a joke they have made this constituent feel like! I am wasting both our time with wanting to share a thought with our leaders! I am speaking about the preexisting yea or nay form letters they already have prepared to address or defend their actions. It certainly shows me a lack of respect and conveys "I will do want I damn well feel like!" Until I find an alternative approach I will continue sharing my feelings even though it may very well be futile!