I don’t understand why some people are so upset about Dennis Kucinich possibly moving to Washington and running for the House from the new district that will be formed here. Larry Simoneaux was so upset he devoted an entire column to this last Monday.
It seems to me that if Kucinich wants to move to Washington and has the resources to do it, it would be his constitutional right to do so. Same with his right to run for office. If you live in that district and like his politics you can vote for him. If you don’t like his politics you can vote against him. If you think he hasn’t lived here long enough to represent your interests, you can vote against him. Pretty simple. It’s called freedom and democracy.
I also notice that “freedom” loving conservatives are the first folks who want to put limits on who gets to run for office and who gets to vote in elections. The Tea Party faction would even take us back to the age of the founding fathers whose “freedom” was extended to men only who were landowners. Nobody else (i.e., all women, virtually all blacks, native Americans and indentured servants) could vote. These people were considered the property of the “free” men, or just too inferior to have the right to vote. I guess this “freedom and justice for all” concept is trickier than we think.
Clint Wright
Edmonds
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