Without a doubt, our congressmen did not (and do not) have any intention whatsoever of passing any legislation dealing with campaign fund reform. Gingrich, although promising a vote on reform, was also instrumental in getting the legislation killed.

Here was the deal. Concerning this legislation, the House would allow the vote on it and, in addition, allow it to pass the House, which it did. Then, the Senate would kill the bill. This was done in order to avoid the House Republicans getting all the blame for needed legislation being hidden away or killed. The Senate, led by Trent Lott, was made the heavy.

Thus, Gingrich who is pretty well thought of as having the integrity of a repeat felon, was seen in better light by leading the House to passing the bill. Like, “See what a good guy I am.”

Then, we have these quotes from House Republicans.

"When we act with such transparent tactics, can we blame the public for giving up hope?" asked Rep. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark. "Do we really believe that we can go home and tell our constituents that we had an honest debate and vote on reform? I don't think so."

"Soft money is the narcotic that's destroying our democracy," said Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., who repeatedly has battled party leaders over the issue.

I would believe they both mean it but the normal behaviors of Washington politicians warn me not to. I don’t think any of them wish for reform to the extent that they lose their personal and party profit from special interest groups.

Logically, a few might recognize the problem and actually fight to change it. But, those few won’t get close to the needed vote. Plus, it is quite easy, as we have witnessed, for party leaders in either the House or Senate to kill any bill.

Therefore, it is quite clear to me that the majority of people we have in Congress don’t want to cut the purse strings, that they lack in integrity, and wish only to coddle to the demands of large contributors, namely businesses who have a huge stake in legislation. That is where the big money is at; that is where they wish to remain.

Thus, at least through this Congress, the members of the House and Senate will continue to profit at the expense of the public and fully in view as the corrupted individuals they are.

And, I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of the rich getting richer by buying the votes of crooked politicians. It is graft and, unless they believe themselves above the law, the people involved in it need removed from office, if politicians, and prosecuted, whether private individual or politician, to the full extent of the law.

Our contemptible members of Congress have been willingly bribed for far too long. Any who were a part of killing the reform MUST be protecting their activities as felons in that they have accepted money or other perks for favoritism. There isn’t any accurate interpretation of the laws that will discount this.

Any bill passed by legislators which has been in favor of a major contributor and against the welfare of the people of this nation, or in favor of doing away with any measures to control graft, has been done by felonious means.

Furthermore, those members of Congress, whether Republican or Democrat, instrumental in getting the bills passed do not have the integrity to be a legislator in the governing of this nation.

So, let’s get rid of them, Ladies and Gentlemen, and then demand reform be made by our new legislators who understand their job is to legislate for the majority, not for the few.