One year to go . . . Will you still be angry enough to leave the house?

In September 2010 there will be primary elections for the United States House of Representatives and 1/3 of the Senate. There are many of these politicians who do not face an opponent in their primary. They need not spend any money to win their party's nomination. They need face no questions when there is still a chance to knock them from their thrones.

Primaries are not heavily attended, but they are heavily attended by people with a vested interest in the outcome. The politicians voting for these bailouts, for these cap and tax bills, for these unconstitutional takeovers of private sector businesses need to be held to account. They need opponents in their primaries asking them why they vote as they have.

Wherever you currently live, if you're not planning to fall back with the rest of the defenders of liberty in New Hampshire, and think you want to get involved with throwing some of your congresses people out, now is the time to start getting involved. There are a lot of people who call themselves Democrats and vote for people with the Democrat label who do not agree with the things happening in Washington. The same thing can be said about these Republican politicians who spent money like drunken sailors from 1998 to 2006. They don't represent the majority, the problem is, the majority is not showing up at voting in primaries. And once we get to November, its generally two sides to the same coin.

Though if Get Out of Our House! has their way, most of us should have a 3rd choice. If the choice is between a Democrat and a Republican who do not respect the constitution, then a GOOOH candidate who does might be of interest. I'd prefer a world where that GOOOH candidate is against a non-incumbent Democrat and a non-incumbent Republican, all of whom believe that an oath to the constitution means you should actually read it and follow it.

If those of you who go to tea party protests and town hall meetings are serious about this, find someone among you to challenge the incumbent in your congressional district in the primary. Be it Democrat or Republican. An incumbent who doesn't get through their primary GENERALLY doesn't win, with certain notable exceptions in Connecticut. They need to answer for their actions having to spend money in a primary fight is a good next step.

As I wrote earlier, there is a lot of entrenched support that shows up for the primary whose minds you are not likely to change. Grow the pie beyond them and their slice of the vote shrinks in proportion.

You've got a year to find a candidate, bring up the issues and get the rest of your community mad enough to leave the house, register to vote and cast a ballot in September to throw a bum out.