Posted by
arandomguy on Monday, August 07, 2006 11:35:53 PM
U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney, from east Atlanta, is fighting to hold on to her congressional seat. In the Democratic primary, her challenger Hank Johnson came within 1,700 votes of defeating her, calling for the runoff.
These runoff elections begin tomorrow morning and end at the usual time, and will determine the democratic contender for the house seat in November. During the primary, Johnson emphasized much of McKinney's controversial behaviors - like her scuffle with U.S. Capitol policemen, and claimed she was ineffective in Washington.
Since the primary, McKinney has been working hard to keep her seat, including making radio and television appearances, and holding a press conference. She says that she is "not perfect, but I've worked hard, told you the truth and I'm not afraid to speak truth to power."
But she is not only facing challenges from Democrats. Some Republicans are choosing to vote in this runoff election as well, just so they can vote against Cynthia McKinney. Though these crossover voters are less likely to be an issue in this election, since only those who did not vote GOP in the primary are eligible to vote Democrat in this runoff.
Now, as much as I would like to leave Cynthia McKinney in office, just to make the fools in her district suffer from her embarassment and stupidity, I believe it is better for the country if she get summarily ousted from office. Though I do not want Hank Johnson to win, and I wish his Republican challenger luck in November, I do not want to see Cynthia McKinney on the ballot.
Our political system has become so corrupt that members of congress are able to assault police officers, accept bribes, and commit manslaughter and still be allowed to retain the seat in the House or Senate. The good voters of Georgia can take one small step to fix the problem, but ousting corrupt and even criminal officeholder, Cynthia McKinney.
Our political system is not invulnerable. If too much corruption and waste take hold, it will fail like all systems before it. We must be careful and ensure that this does not happen. And the only way to do that is with our voices and our votes.