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Our legislators in Annapolis will be there spending, spending and spending, even though the state is more than a billion dollars in the hole.

The question that should follow is, "why?" Why do they go there with no regard for common sense and keep increasing spending?

The answer is simple: because we allow it. Do you believe if we started putting out these folks on Election Day when they raised our taxes, increased every fee in the book and kept on spending money we don't have, it would continue?

I believe the answer to that is a resounding "no," but still, every election, we go to the polls and elect the same people over and over. How long have Mike Miller and Mike Busch been in office? How many of these folks have been elected more than four or five times?

I'm not looking at this from a Democratic or Republican point of view. I just believe we need to look at the voting records of our representatives, and if they have continued to vote for increased spending, send them packing. Do not just go in the booth this November and pull the same old worn-out lever. Actually spend some time educating yourself on what they have been doing to you the past 10-12 years and throw them out.

This will be the only way we will be able to bring any sensibility back to our state budget and hopefully stop this continuing spending spiral.

Len Bender, Glen Burnie