Want To Vote All The Incumbents Out This Year?

Over the past eighteen months or so, you and I have received numerous e mails urging us to vote out all the incumbents in the upcoming election. I have reached the conclusion that it just isn’t that easy. Let me explain.

First of all, most of all of that anger across America that is aimed at incumbents was caused by Congress. The legislators in Tallahassee have had nothing to do with the Health Care Bill, the Stimulus Plan, the Automobile manufacturer’s bailout, nor the bailout of the financial institutions.

Secondly, US Senator Bill Nelsen from Florida is not up for a vote this year, and the incumbent of seat being pursued by Rubio, Crist, and Meek is not seeking re-election. No incumbent to vote out there.

That leaves your local Congressman or woman to vote out. I certainly hope the folks in Orlando do vote out Alan Grayson. There, that’s one out, if you live in his district. Personally, I want my House member, Gus Bilirakis, to go back to Washington. He usually votes the way I think. I’m certainly not going to vote him out.

Then who do I vote out, probably not my local county commissioners? None of them have voted to fund any new sports stadiums or raised my property taxes in this economy. Getting worried we might not have anyone to vote out? Don’t worry I have our answer.

We can vote out, actually vote to not retain some or all of the judges. If I lived in Tallahassee, I would definitely be voting to not retain any of those District One Appellate Court Judges who did any lobbying or arm twisting to get that Taj Mahal Courthouse built.

But what about me, I want to vote somebody out. We can vote to not retain some of the Supreme Court Justices, and not just because they are an incumbent, but because I can give you a reason they deserve to be sent home.

There are four Supreme Court Justices on your ballot this fall. If you are or were formerly related to the construction industry, pay close attention. Nearly two years ago The Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear Trytek versus Gayle case. There were five Justices who made a bad ruling that taken changed the way sub contractors, general contactors, material suppliers, and even homeowners approach going to court, even when they are 100% correct, and would have no problem winning their construction lien case.

I was mad and now I had someone to vote out. I was all set to Vote No on Retaining those five Justices. The only problem was only one Justice of the five was up for a vote this fall, and he is a good decent man. I actually met Charles Canady nearly twenty years ago at a Homebuilders meeting when he was running for a State House Seat. He is a conservative thinking religious man. I just couldn’t vote no on Canady, even though I was mad enough over the Trytek vs. Gayle decision to do just that.

I finally was able to vote to not retain two of the Justices who have come under attack from some conservatives, and vote out one incumbent Hillsborough County School Board member.

You see I have proven you can find someone to vote out. It just isn’t as easy as the e mails make it appear to be.

Wade Mullins
Quality Precast Co.