Pierce Needs Some Cheese To Go With His Whine

It’s laughable that Representative Matt Pierce, Democrat from Bloomington, feels compelled to complain about censorship by the Republican Party when the system was just fine albeit when the Democrats had control. Just because Representative Pierce and others in his Party have utilized these taxpayer-funded newsletters to politicize issues to their constituent base for years doesn’t mean the practice is going to continue. Pierce has laid claims that House Republicans heavily edited Democrats’ mailings to their constituents and were “particularly sensitive about any kind of text explaining Republican cuts in education funding and how the new voter ID law will block many people from voting”. Why would the Republicans want to edit the Democrats talking points, because there not true or factual, there just opinions.

When asked about Representative Pierce’s claim, House Speaker Brian Bosma indicated that Pierce is the only member of the House Democratic Caucus and the full House who refuses to comply with a system the Democrats themselves initiated when they ran the House. Bosma went on to say “It is unfortunate that Representative Matt Pierce is unwilling to follow standard House procedure regarding taxpayer-funded mailings,” a procedure that applies to both parties’ mailings. “When language is questioned by either caucus and then proven not to be factual, is inaccurate, or is overly political, staff from each caucus works together to correct the language and reach a compromise that is factual and mutually acceptable,” he stated. “This policy has been agreed upon by both House Republican and House Democrat leadership".

I’m glad that House Speaker Bosma has insisted that Representative Pierce comply with the rules, as we all know he has utilized this technique for far too long. I don’t want my tax money dollars going toward publicizing politician’s opinions or their efforts to sway mine; just give me the facts. Let them spend their own money if they want to campaign. This political posturing by Pierce is an embarrassment to not only to himself but also to his party and it’s very unfortunate that he felt compelled to take this frivolous complaint public.