Kathy Santos: Guidelines for Choosing General Assembly Candidates in 2010

Your representative and senator need to be replaced if...

1. They didn’t vote to eliminate unaffordable mandates to help cities and towns.
2. They approved a budget without knowing the costs
3. They voted to keep their free healthcare or just pay a "token" co-pay while everyone else pays 20%+ if they even have health insurance
4. They voted against Voter ID and the elimination of the straight party ticket or didn't even let it out of committee
5. They voted for never-ending teacher contracts and/or related bill
6. They allowed a fresh coat of paint to be sprayed onto the rotting corpse of that bill, which died in March, and then pulled a "New Caruolo" out of their hat
7. They voted against eVerify or didn't let it out of committee
8. They have scared businesses away from RI and now prostitutes have more job security than the average college graduate
9. They go to Las Vegas for "gambling information" when Twin Rivers is going bankrupt in their own backyard
10. They are too good to brownbag it and stick us with the tab for their meals
11. They think it's a good idea to eliminate part of the name of our historic state
12. They didn't strengthen child molestation laws
13. They allowed prostitution to continue in RI
14. They voted to legalized medical marijuana when it's still against federal laws
15. They voted against a bill that would have allowed we the people access to public information in a more timely manner
16. They didn't strengthen drunk driving laws
17. They ignore your letters, emails, phone calls, and testimony at the State House. Then, they insult you by coming into committee late or leaving early, eating in front of you, making and taking phone calls and text messages, carrying on conversations with someone else, and falling asleep when you are giving them important information
18. They actually think they are doing a great job
19. They belong to public sector unions
20. They won't allow voter initiative
21. They leave the State House while huge protests are being conducted outside by their constituents