Vet jobs bill fails in Senate

phobicsquirrel

jthanatos

Standard crap I have come to expect from our gov. Why argue an issue if you can just quash it with procedural rules. I think we need Congressional rule reform before we can even think about reforming anything else.

phobicsquirrel

yup

marineatbn03

I think every issue should be a public vote, that would be a government for the people by the people in my opinion. I know our representatives are suppose to represent us, but it has become more and more apparent that all they do is line their own pockets and push thier own agendas. Lets take them out of the equation.

jthanatos

marineatbn03:

I think every issue should be a public vote, that would be a government for the people by the people in my opinion. I know our representatives are suppose to represent us, but it has become more and more apparent that all they do is line their own pockets and push thier own agendas. Lets take them out of the equation.

This sounds great in theory, but there is just so much legislation each year. This is why reps have to have aids and advisors to help sift through it. Running a country takes a lot, and trying to get everyone educated would be a chore. Not to mention, we have all seen the cluster that occurs at just the annual election of officials. With number of bills in the 1000s every year, how often do you vote. Monthly? Weekly? Daily? Also, a pure popular vote messes up the balance the Senate tries to keep in check. Without this check, bills that favor more populous states/areas are going to be much easier to pass than those needed for less populous areas.

marineatbn03

I agree, but when our officials stop pushing their own agendas, then I will support the government in place. There just has to be a better solution than the way we do business now.

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Amos Umwhat

Multiple parties still seem like a good idea. Seems the lunatic fringes of the D's & R's get WAY too much attention, and support. I'd like to see some serious contention for bringing back a government "of the people".

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beatnic

I remember in 2008, this also was an issue. I've said it before. If you just use the same buses that they use to bring people in to register and vote, and bring them to get an ID, we wouldn't have this problem. Zillions of dollars are spent every 4 years by the left to register people and get them to the polls at election time. You'd think they would have helped these folks get IDs during the past 4 years.

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