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Veni, Vidi, Vici
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look at GW. He was all into that mushy mushy "reach across the aisle" thing and look what it got him. Absolutely nothing.
Despite what a lot of the pundits say, you don't get voted into office to be partisan. If I wanted you to pass the other's sides ideas, I would've voted for them. Get in office and do what you were elected to do and let the other side b!tch and moan. **** 'em.
The GOP was control of the house 6 of the 8 years Bush was in office and also had control of the Senate 4 years.
Bush did not have to do very little that " mushy mushy reach across the aisle thing" .He had the GOP in power.
The GOP are just as bad as the Dems.
Romney has been fairly conservative so far. There is plenty of ammunition that he could use to take it to a whole new level of nasty. I think the media holds him back. I mean attack their messiah and they get real nasty with you. I've never seen the media protect a president like they have him.
gridlock is the only option until career option is gone for Pols.
The GOP was control of the house 6 of the 8 years Bush was in office and also had control of the Senate 4 years.
Bush did not have to do very little that " mushy mushy reach across the aisle thing" .He had the GOP in power.
The GOP are just as bad as the Dems.
gridlock is the only option until career option is gone for Pols.
That is the problem with politicians in general is none of them have held "real jobs." Most of them have worked their way up the political ranks. Obama has not held a real job. A community organizer is someone whose job is to figure out how to mooch other people's money and spend it no matter how in efficiently. That's less of a job then 90% of your public sector jobs in my books.
It's been nailed on the head already by BPV and Gramps but I will say it again, Washington will not get fixed until there are term limits on Congress. Period.
I think term limits enables a multiparty system.
Of course, the entire set of rules for House and Senate are based in a 2 party system so change would be difficult.
Right I've said it before... the two parties have a monopoly right now and it'd be real real hard to break unless we changed up the system. The problem is, we have to depend on those clowns to do just that, as I don't think an executive order could do something of that nature.
I think term limits enables a multiparty system.
Of course, the entire set of rules for House and Senate are based in a 2 party system so change would be difficult.
I believe federal congressional term limits were struck down by the SCOTUS after the Contract With America was passed under Gingrich's speakership. As much as I agree with the concept, the Supremes have spoken.
I believe federal congressional term limits were struck down by the SCOTUS after the Contract With America was passed under Gingrich's speakership. As much as I agree with the concept, the Supremes have spoken.
was not aware of that - looks like individual states were doing it and that was considered unconstitutional. Looks like it would take an amendment to the Constitution to bring it about - will never happen.
HIGH COURT BLOCKS TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS IN A 5-4 DECISION - New York Times
I was not aware of this. With 2 year terms, the ones not doing a good job should get voted out but we live in the the USA where congress is terrible with the exception of my congressperson who is doing a great job.