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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Our Response to Weller Editorial on CAFTA in Pantagraph
CAFTA is a win-win situation for America
(NAFTA + CAFTA = SHAFTA for most of us.)
In response to your editorial, I strongly disagree there is a conflict of interest in my support of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement. I am disappointed The Pantagraph editors made this judgment so quickly, without all of the facts. If asked, I would have been happy to share details (GIVE US YOUR BIASED OPINON) about the many steps I have and continue to take, ensure that every vote related to Central America, specifically Guatemala,doesn't represent a conflict. (HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THE ONLY PEOPLE CAFTA WILL “HELP” IN GUATEMALA AND THE U.S. ARE A SMALL MINORITY OF ELITE WHITES AND THE ALREADY WEALTHY – LIKE THE RIOS MONTT FAMILY IN GUATEMALA FOR INSTANCE.)
I've hired one of Washington, D.C.'s most respected advisers (CAN WE HAVE HIS NAME AND SEE A DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID, NOT YOUR OPINION) on congressional ethics issues to make sure that there are no conflicts with my official duties. I consulted with the Ethics Committee and received bipartisan guidance (AGAIN, CAN WE HAVE NAMES AND SPECIFIC QUOTES? HARD TO GET BIPARTISAN GUIDANCE WHEN THE GOP CONTROLS EVERYTHING, ALL MOST SPINELESS DEMOCRATS CAN DO IS NOD “OK” – THEY HAVE NO REAL POWER, LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE REGARDING DELAY'S ETHICS PROBLEM.) on potential conflicts and situations when I should not vote. The committee's guidance was very clear -- I represent a large constituency and it is my duty to represent them -- through my vote unless my wife or I stand to benefit directly and financially (YOU, YOUR WIFE, HER FAMILY AND PROBABLY YOUR FAMILY ALL STAND TO BENEFIT JER, IT’S CALLED INSIDE KNOWLEDGE 1. CAFTA was negotiated with President Portillo of FGR, a close associate of General Rios Montt and in the same political party. 2. Zury Rios Montt was a member of Congress and leader of the FRG political party along with her father General Rios Montt who was President of the Senate at the time.) because of a vote I cast, which simply is not the case with CAFTA. (LIAR)
To assert that just because my wife is a congresswoman in Guatemala there is automatically a conflict doesn't make it the case. (OK, CAN WE GET A FULL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ON YOUR WIFE'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN GUATEMALA AND THROUGH OUT CENTRAL AMERICA?) CAFTA is a regional trade agreement between several nations, not just one,(YEH, BUT ITS GUATEMALA WE ARE CONCERNED WITH, DON’T CHANGE THE SUBJECT JER.) affecting millions of people in seven different countries.(AND AFFECTING MOST PEOPLE IN BOTH THE U.S. AND GUATEMALA FOR THE WORSE. MAYBE YOU, YOUR WIFE AND ALL YOUR RICH FRIENDS IN BOTH COUNTRIES WILL COME OUT OK, BUT THE MAJORITY OF COMMON FOLKS WILL GET SCREWED, JUST LIKE WITH NAFTA.
In 2004, export shipments of manufactured and non-manufactured products from Illinois companies and farmers to the CAFTA region topped $211 million. (TEAMSTERS MOBILIZE AGAINST CAFTA IN FIGHT TO PROTECT U.S. JOBS – OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF TEAMSTERS, JAMES R. HOFFA. "I call on my 1.4 million brothers and sisters in the Teamsters Union, along with working families across the United States and around the world, to mobilize against CAFTA and for job protections and basic international labor standards." (ALSO: U.S. MANUFACURERS URGE PREDIDENT BUSH TO SCRAP CAFTA. HEY JER, READ THE PAPERS, LISTEN TO THE NEWS, GET YOUR INFO FROM SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN BU$H, DELAY, YOUR WIFE OR FATHER-IN-LAW!)
The United States is at a severe trade disadvantage. (OH YEH. THE POWERFUL U.S. IS AT A SEVERE TRADE DISADVANTAGE, LIKE IN CHINA? BECAUSE THE WORKERS THERE ARE PAID EVEN LESS THAN WORKERS IN AMERICA AND GUATEMALA, SO THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY U.S. PRODUCTS?) CAFTA will open that market even further.(AND MAKE THE AVERAGE U.S., CHINESE AND GUATEMALAN WORKER EVEN POORER AS WE FIGHT WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE LOW PAYING JOBS WITH NO BENEFITS BECAUSE OF A BIGGER POOL OF DESPARATE WORKERS) CAFTA will allow for exports of U.S. products (AND AS USUAL JUST A FEW RICH WHITE GUYS AND LARGE COROPORATIONS WILL MAKE THE BIG MONEY) by eliminating tariffs and other economic barriers stifling U.S. competition in these markets. Without CAFTA, products manufactured by Illinois companies such as Caterpillar (HOW MUCH DID NAFTA HELP AVERAGE CATERPILLAR WORKERS?) were subjected to a tariff of up to 14 percent for products exported to this region. Caterpillar and the Illinois Farm Bureau are just a few (CAN YOU NAME THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JER? AND NOT ALL FARMERS ARE PRO CAFTA, LIAR) of the Illinois organizations supporting CAFTA.
CAFTA is a win-win for Illinois. (SCHAKOWSKY JOINS LABOR AND WORKING FAMILIES CAUCUS CO-CHAIRS MICHAUD, SANCHEZ, LYNCH, ALLIES IN ORGANIZED LABOR IN SPEAKING OUT AGAINST CAFTA) Instead of making claims of conflict of interest, (WHY DO YOU FEEL SOOOOOOO DEFENSIVE ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE AND IN-LAWS JER??? GUILTY CONSCIENCE?) we should continue to discuss the countless ways Illinois wins (OHHHHH YES! LET’S DISCUSS THAT, CAN WE HAVE REAL DEBATE, OR DO YOU JUST GET TO TALK AS USUAL JER?) under CAFTA and why we must quickly work to expedite this important agreement through Congress.U.S. Rep. Jerry WellerMorris (LIAR, JUST BECAUSE YOU OWN PROPERTY OR HAVE AN ADDRESS TO USE DOES NOT MAKE THE STATEMENT ON YOUR GOVERNMENT WEBSITE " The couple resides in Morris, Illinois." TRUE. YOU STATED ON THE FORMS YOU SENT TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE THAT SHE HAS NO PLANS ON BECOMING A U.S. CITIZEN. AND I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD ABOUT THE CONRESISTA TOOLING AROUND MORRIS, GROCERY SHOPPING, BUYING GAS, AT THE HARDWARE STORE OR LOCAL CULVER'S.)
posted by Kankakee Voice @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3
and reposted here from the original posting site.
Our Response to Weller Editorial on CAFTA in Pantagraph
CAFTA is a win-win situation for America
(NAFTA + CAFTA = SHAFTA for most of us.)
In response to your editorial, I strongly disagree there is a conflict of interest in my support of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement. I am disappointed The Pantagraph editors made this judgment so quickly, without all of the facts. If asked, I would have been happy to share details (GIVE US YOUR BIASED OPINON) about the many steps I have and continue to take, ensure that every vote related to Central America, specifically Guatemala,doesn't represent a conflict. (HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THE ONLY PEOPLE CAFTA WILL “HELP” IN GUATEMALA AND THE U.S. ARE A SMALL MINORITY OF ELITE WHITES AND THE ALREADY WEALTHY – LIKE THE RIOS MONTT FAMILY IN GUATEMALA FOR INSTANCE.)
I've hired one of Washington, D.C.'s most respected advisers (CAN WE HAVE HIS NAME AND SEE A DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID, NOT YOUR OPINION) on congressional ethics issues to make sure that there are no conflicts with my official duties. I consulted with the Ethics Committee and received bipartisan guidance (AGAIN, CAN WE HAVE NAMES AND SPECIFIC QUOTES? HARD TO GET BIPARTISAN GUIDANCE WHEN THE GOP CONTROLS EVERYTHING, ALL MOST SPINELESS DEMOCRATS CAN DO IS NOD “OK” – THEY HAVE NO REAL POWER, LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE REGARDING DELAY'S ETHICS PROBLEM.) on potential conflicts and situations when I should not vote. The committee's guidance was very clear -- I represent a large constituency and it is my duty to represent them -- through my vote unless my wife or I stand to benefit directly and financially (YOU, YOUR WIFE, HER FAMILY AND PROBABLY YOUR FAMILY ALL STAND TO BENEFIT JER, IT’S CALLED INSIDE KNOWLEDGE 1. CAFTA was negotiated with President Portillo of FGR, a close associate of General Rios Montt and in the same political party. 2. Zury Rios Montt was a member of Congress and leader of the FRG political party along with her father General Rios Montt who was President of the Senate at the time.) because of a vote I cast, which simply is not the case with CAFTA. (LIAR)
To assert that just because my wife is a congresswoman in Guatemala there is automatically a conflict doesn't make it the case. (OK, CAN WE GET A FULL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ON YOUR WIFE'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN GUATEMALA AND THROUGH OUT CENTRAL AMERICA?) CAFTA is a regional trade agreement between several nations, not just one,(YEH, BUT ITS GUATEMALA WE ARE CONCERNED WITH, DON’T CHANGE THE SUBJECT JER.) affecting millions of people in seven different countries.(AND AFFECTING MOST PEOPLE IN BOTH THE U.S. AND GUATEMALA FOR THE WORSE. MAYBE YOU, YOUR WIFE AND ALL YOUR RICH FRIENDS IN BOTH COUNTRIES WILL COME OUT OK, BUT THE MAJORITY OF COMMON FOLKS WILL GET SCREWED, JUST LIKE WITH NAFTA.
In 2004, export shipments of manufactured and non-manufactured products from Illinois companies and farmers to the CAFTA region topped $211 million. (TEAMSTERS MOBILIZE AGAINST CAFTA IN FIGHT TO PROTECT U.S. JOBS – OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF TEAMSTERS, JAMES R. HOFFA. "I call on my 1.4 million brothers and sisters in the Teamsters Union, along with working families across the United States and around the world, to mobilize against CAFTA and for job protections and basic international labor standards." (ALSO: U.S. MANUFACURERS URGE PREDIDENT BUSH TO SCRAP CAFTA. HEY JER, READ THE PAPERS, LISTEN TO THE NEWS, GET YOUR INFO FROM SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN BU$H, DELAY, YOUR WIFE OR FATHER-IN-LAW!)
The United States is at a severe trade disadvantage. (OH YEH. THE POWERFUL U.S. IS AT A SEVERE TRADE DISADVANTAGE, LIKE IN CHINA? BECAUSE THE WORKERS THERE ARE PAID EVEN LESS THAN WORKERS IN AMERICA AND GUATEMALA, SO THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY U.S. PRODUCTS?) CAFTA will open that market even further.(AND MAKE THE AVERAGE U.S., CHINESE AND GUATEMALAN WORKER EVEN POORER AS WE FIGHT WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE LOW PAYING JOBS WITH NO BENEFITS BECAUSE OF A BIGGER POOL OF DESPARATE WORKERS) CAFTA will allow for exports of U.S. products (AND AS USUAL JUST A FEW RICH WHITE GUYS AND LARGE COROPORATIONS WILL MAKE THE BIG MONEY) by eliminating tariffs and other economic barriers stifling U.S. competition in these markets. Without CAFTA, products manufactured by Illinois companies such as Caterpillar (HOW MUCH DID NAFTA HELP AVERAGE CATERPILLAR WORKERS?) were subjected to a tariff of up to 14 percent for products exported to this region. Caterpillar and the Illinois Farm Bureau are just a few (CAN YOU NAME THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JER? AND NOT ALL FARMERS ARE PRO CAFTA, LIAR) of the Illinois organizations supporting CAFTA.
CAFTA is a win-win for Illinois. (SCHAKOWSKY JOINS LABOR AND WORKING FAMILIES CAUCUS CO-CHAIRS MICHAUD, SANCHEZ, LYNCH, ALLIES IN ORGANIZED LABOR IN SPEAKING OUT AGAINST CAFTA) Instead of making claims of conflict of interest, (WHY DO YOU FEEL SOOOOOOO DEFENSIVE ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE AND IN-LAWS JER??? GUILTY CONSCIENCE?) we should continue to discuss the countless ways Illinois wins (OHHHHH YES! LET’S DISCUSS THAT, CAN WE HAVE REAL DEBATE, OR DO YOU JUST GET TO TALK AS USUAL JER?) under CAFTA and why we must quickly work to expedite this important agreement through Congress.U.S. Rep. Jerry WellerMorris (LIAR, JUST BECAUSE YOU OWN PROPERTY OR HAVE AN ADDRESS TO USE DOES NOT MAKE THE STATEMENT ON YOUR GOVERNMENT WEBSITE " The couple resides in Morris, Illinois." TRUE. YOU STATED ON THE FORMS YOU SENT TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE THAT SHE HAS NO PLANS ON BECOMING A U.S. CITIZEN. AND I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD ABOUT THE CONRESISTA TOOLING AROUND MORRIS, GROCERY SHOPPING, BUYING GAS, AT THE HARDWARE STORE OR LOCAL CULVER'S.)
posted by Kankakee Voice @ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3
and reposted here from the original posting site.
