Is this allowed?!?

Senator Arlen Specter recently switched political parties, Republican to Democrat, mid-term.

Why is this practice even permitted?

Here’s a guy, nominated by his previous party, then elected by his constituents to represent them in the U.S. Senate. That nomination was based on a person who represented himself to stand for certain ideals, certain standards, to hold certain values, that then caused him to be placed in office, based on those things.

Then, in mid-stream, he changes political parties, trading in everything that caused him to be elected for something else entirely.

This is a slap in the face to both parties; to the Republicans who placed him in office, and to the Democrats who weren’t good enough for him when he ran.

To add insult to injury he’s now upset that the Democrats won’t grant him the seniority he thinks he’s entitled to.

The solution to this debacle is simple: given that he has misrepresented himself to the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as all voters in Pennsylvania, he should be disallowed to hold any office, and removed from the one he currently holds.