Isn't it hypocritical to run for public office and have a record of not voting in elections? Well a political flip-flopper, like Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), former Democrat Lang Sias, who lives in Denver's 2nd Congressional district, hasn't voted since 2000 and is running for Congress in the nearby 7th District as a Republican. According to the
Denver Post, his supporters tout his unorthodox political resume, a stellar military record, among other things, makes him the perfect person for the job. The reality is that his political record should be bothersome to the voters in his district. If you can't take the time to vote in so many years, how can you be trusted to work for the people of your district, including voting in Congress on the issues that affect them most? Sias and his opponent, Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier, are in a battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D) in November.
Secretary of state records show Sias in 2000 registered as an unaffiliated voter, became a Democrat in 2003, switched back to unaffiliated in 2006, and registered as a Republican on Dec. 3, 2007. He donated $250 to the re-election campaign of then-U.S. Rep. Mark Udall in 2002. Sias addressed his previous party affiliation when he announced his candidacy last December. "Try as I did to fit myself into that party, I just couldn't get comfortable," he said. Secretary of state records also show Sias hasn't voted since 2000. Source: Denver Post
His voting record speaks for itself and it doesn't matter what other niceties he brings to the table. If you can't vote in an election, then how can you be trusted to vote in Congress on the issues that affect your constituency? Voting is the privilege of a democracy and I am mystified as to why people don't take this right more seriously, especially someone who is seeking the votes of others to represent a Congressional district in Washington D.C. He didn't care to exercise this right, why should others do it for him?
Isn't it hypocritical to run for public office and have a record of not voting in elections? Well a political flip-flopper, like Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), former Democrat Lang Sias, who lives in Denver's 2nd Congressional district, hasn't voted since 2000 and is running for Congress in the nearby 7th District as a Republican. According to the Denver Post, his supporters tout his unorthodox political resume, a stellar military record, among other things, makes him the perfect person for the job. The reality is that his political record should be bothersome to the voters in his district. If you can't take the time to vote in so many years, how can you be trusted to work for the people of your district, including voting in Congress on the issues that affect them most? Sias and his opponent, Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier, are in a battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D) in November.
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