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Thu Jun 13, 2013, 10:51 PM Jun 2013

Ron Johnson: ‘Restoring faith in government’ is the ‘wrong solution’ [View all]

Source: Raw Story

Tea party-backed Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Thursday told a conservative conference in Washington, D.C. that “restoring faith in government” was the “wrong solution” and that lawmakers should instead be encouraging “distrust.”

Speaking to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference, Johnson said that too many Americans had forgotten the “foundational premise of this nation,” that the Founding Fathers understood government was “something to fear.”

“Americans are willingly trading their freedom and ours for the false sense, for the false promise of economic security,” he opined.

Johnson asserted that congressional approval ratings of 9 percent were “too high.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/13/ron-johnson-restoring-faith-in-government-is-the-wrong-solution/

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The way I see it, is Congress is trading our freedoms for a false sense of security..the people shraby Jun 2013 #1
Or... ReRe Jun 2013 #7
And that is the very definition of incivility. nm cheapdate Jun 2013 #2
Well by that measure he's doing a great fucking job! Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #3
He and I finally agree on something LTR Jun 2013 #4
LTR indianjoe3295 Jun 2013 #29
At least shit has enough character to stink n/t DissidentVoice Jun 2013 #49
Let me get this straight... tarheelsunc Jun 2013 #5
Yep, just like Saint Ronnie and his followers. Lasher Jun 2013 #8
That has been the goal of the right wing for decades liberal N proud Jun 2013 #32
He's Part of the Problem, Not the Solution! mckara Jun 2013 #6
Ron Johnson "Don't trust me.....I suck." thelordofhell Jun 2013 #9
Not to worry pscot Jun 2013 #10
And Wisconsin Voters Turned Out Russ Feingold For This Clown? n/t DallasNE Jun 2013 #11
Sorry. It was a plot Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #14
Wisconsin voted for Scot Walker twice! RVN VET Jun 2013 #47
Geez, there's just no hiding of or cure for stupid. marble falls Jun 2013 #12
The Reaganite self-fulfilling prophecy DissidentVoice Jun 2013 #13
This pretty much nails it. Harry Monroe Jun 2013 #46
After watching him in action. Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #15
I will say this Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #16
So he doesn't want honest or good government The Second Stone Jun 2013 #17
Thanks to a-holes like him, Congress' approval rating is at 10%. Beacool Jun 2013 #18
Once per century I might agree with Johnson. This is it. n/t Psephos Jun 2013 #19
For the Irony impaired... booley Jun 2013 #20
I don't think I will ever recover from my state's ushering in of this clown. AllyCat Jun 2013 #21
I had timdog44 Jun 2013 #30
Are you kidding me? LTR Jun 2013 #36
K&R DeSwiss Jun 2013 #22
That's a great video. CanSocDem Jun 2013 #33
Sure, the Founding Fathers understood Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #23
Speaking on behalf of all the progressives in Wisconsin, we're sorry. Scuba Jun 2013 #24
Sorry is not going to cut it! BootinUp Jun 2013 #28
Well, I have to admit that timdog44 Jun 2013 #31
I'm guilty too - voted for Rod B. back when I lived in McHenry County. Scuba Jun 2013 #38
Guilty as charged. timdog44 Jun 2013 #43
Michigan's not in wonderful shape, either DissidentVoice Jun 2013 #48
And timdog44 Jun 2013 #50
She got a bad rap she didn't deserve DissidentVoice Jun 2013 #53
Sounds UnAmerican to me 4dsc Jun 2013 #25
80-20 is coming and all these extremists will be rendered politically obsolete at the voting booth graham4anything Jun 2013 #26
Lets elect (more) terrorists! BootinUp Jun 2013 #27
So, then he's gonna step down, right? Since Gubmint's the problem? Myrina Jun 2013 #34
How republican of you Ron! Rebellious Republican Jun 2013 #35
senator stupid joins the feeding frenzy. WHERE'S THE BLOOD? WHERE? pansypoo53219 Jun 2013 #37
The Big Promise of communism Turbineguy Jun 2013 #39
How the fuck did Feingold lose to this stuffed shirt? Arkana Jun 2013 #40
Ahh, Ron .... ladym55 Jun 2013 #41
This mook beat Feingold? KamaAina Jun 2013 #42
Another pile of The Wizard Jun 2013 #44
Wrong. We aren't meant to FEAR government, but to not TRUST it. magellan Jun 2013 #45
Nobody has done more than Sunspot Johnson in the last couple of years Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #51
'Founding Fathers understood government was “something to fear.” ' wordpix Jun 2013 #52
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