Ed “I’m in a deer stand” Martin takes aim at Missouri officials
Ed Martin
Martin, who told reporters he was “in a deer stand” when they called recently to ask about his e-mails to special interest groups, some of which were at odds with his boss’s decisions, issued a news release today announcing the formation of “Term Limits for Missouri.” Martin incorporated the entity earlier this year.
The news release says that if state lawmakers won’t enact term limits for all Missouri statewide elected officials who don’t currently have them (lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor and attorney general), his group will seek signatures from voters to place the issue before voters in 2010. From Martin in the release:
“Missourians recognize that too much time in office leads to complacency and, too often, to corruption. Term limits guarantee that new citizens will serve in every elected position of state government at least every eight years. It’s better for democracy to have citizen elected officials not bureaucrats who stay in office for decades.”
Not surprisingly, Martin’s release points out that the man who was the subject of many of his e-mails (”We’ve got to beat the heck out of him!”), Attorney General Jay Nixon, has served longer than the 8 years that his initiative petition drive would seek to be the maximum term in office. Nixon, now the governor-elect, was attorney general for 16 years.
State representatives and state senators in Missouri already have term limits of eight years. Some lawmakers have considered raising those, arguing that the term limits have shifted power to the executive branch and lobbyists. Last year, Rep. Gayle Kingery, a Republican from Poplar Bluff, filed a bill that would change the current limit from 8 years to 16 years.
Too much time in office “leads to complacency and corruption”?
Like orchestrating political opposition to judicial mominees and trying to circumvent the state’s system for selecting judges?…or to refuse to comply with requests for state records under the Sunshine Laws even though those records were available and not exempt?…or deleting e-mails of official state business and public records?…or falsely accusing Scott Eckersley, before firing him, of being addicted to internet porn simply because he told Martin he was violating the public trust?…That kind of corruption?
That’s like Karl Rove saying we need more honesty in public service.
I can not take anyone seriously, that would take a cell phone with him on a deer stand. Hunting is supposed to be about nature and inner reflection, not staying connected.
We need to go one step further and have term limits on the Federal level.
We already have term limits at the federal level. They’re called “elections.”
“That’s like Karl Rove
saying we need more honesty in public service” — Garrison
… or maybe like P-e B(h)O saying: “I’ve got a plan”
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He hasn’t taken the oath yet Bob. What was W’s plan?
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“He hasn’t taken the oath yet” … and your point is ??
W didn’t come in to office with anything as goofy as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcqhoiK8-Ww
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term limits are what we need…..for both parties!
we also need to revisit the nepotism and cronyism issue….pick any 5 government buildings and you will find cousins aunts and uncles in all of them…..
As a native Jeff Citian who is in the know, I may have a bit of insight as to why Ed Martin fell from grace so quickly in the JC political scene. Unbeknowst to Ed, he was actually well received when his name first made the circles. However, after the first two months, Ed got on a power trip and began savagely attacking residents of Jeff City for simple political disagreements or differing of opinions. Once he started on that path, everyone turned against him because he was wrong nearly 100% of the time. JC has small town values, and we protect our own when outsiders come to town to stir up trouble. Ed should go back to college and get a degree in sociology, an area that he is sadly uneducated in. Then he wouldn’t feel the need to lash out and attack others who are more socially ept, successful and credible than he is.
BobZ..you’re right. Bush came to office with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGRYPYuFZLk