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In reply to the discussion: "That is how, folks, you talk to a do-nothing Tea Party Congressman." [View all]Marcia Brady
(108 posts)64. Maybe that is what the letter said
"Keep your company in the US because it's the right thing to do."
I'm not defending this guy, because I know nothing about him, or about the company. I just really want to know what a Congressman/Senator/Governor/President can actually do within the limits of the Constitution. (BTW, I don't think expropriating the company's assets -one suggestion in this thread - is legal.)
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"That is how, folks, you talk to a do-nothing Tea Party Congressman." [View all]
OneAngryDemocrat
Jul 2012
OP
You didn't point out to him that it was his candidate who was closing the plant.
Downwinder
Jul 2012
#3
But if Sensata doesn't move overseas, they will create creates SEVERE INFLATIONARY EXTERNALITAAAHHS!
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#18
Errrm. They can stop supporting a candidate whose legacy is shipping jobs overseas.
geckosfeet
Jul 2012
#27
Cheri Bustos is the Democratic candidate for Congress, Illinois' 17th district!
mountain grammy
Jul 2012
#50