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- Great job Steve!
When our Founders learned of someone making their allegiance to a political party greater than the Constitution, they would insult them with the label "party man". These two clowns surely add credence to that label. Just another example of our elected representatives turning their backs on their oaths! - Reply to this comment
- We made a terrible mistake when we changed the way US Senators are elected.
The founding fathers constructed our government as a representative republic with the House of Representatives representing the people, the Senate represented the states themselves and the president elected indirectly by the electoral college selected by the states.
All this BS about democracy has plunged us into mob rule.
If senators represented the state and not the dumb masses they would be more cautious about the cause and effect of the legislation they pass.
The senate has become no more than a smaller bunch of representatives just like the house and with the same problems, but still with the old rules that were designed to force compromiseamong the states, but now it tries to force compromise among the people which is not possible.
We need to repeal the 17th amendment so states again have a say in the republic and are not just dictated to by the federal government.
We also need to quash the stupid idea to do away with the electoral college for presidential elections - that would be a disaster of monumental proportions. - Reply to this comment
- Steve: The political parties in this country have become more like sports teams than agents of public policy. They are run by different groups of rich owners. The politicians are there to either get or stay rich. The prescription to change it is harsh. Term limits. Salaries at no more than 150% of median income, no lifetime pensions/healthcare - one year of severance instead. Campaign finance reform - getting enough signatures means that the public finances all candidates with an equal amount of money. TAKE THE PROFIT OUT OF IT.
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- Steve: The political parties in this country have become more like sports teams than agents of public policy. They are run by different groups of rich owners. The politicians are there to either get or stay rich. The prescription to change it is harsh. Term limits. Salaries at no more than 150% of median income, no lifetime pensions/healthcare - one year of severance instead. Campaign finance reform - getting enough signatures means that the public finances all candidates with an equal amount of money. TAKE THE PROFIT OUT OF IT.
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- I am from Louisville, Ky. and embarrassed to say Mitch McConnell is from my state. Then again, he doesn't carry Louisville. He is an obstructionist of the worst kind. He announced the day after the presidential election that his only goal was to make sure that Obama was a one term president and he has worked diligently to accomplish that. He will do or say anything to further his own career. On an up note, we do have a Congressman who is a voice of reason, John Yarmuth. He listens to both sides and does what he thinks is best for us, not his party or his re-election campaign. Shame on you Mitch.
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- I would like to see a deep reflection and analysis of how this kind of journalism has allowed and encouraged the current political disaster. Where is the evidence that you have done your homework? You continue to practice the bland safe journalism of false equivalency, which allows the miscreants to continue their dirty deeds. They are more than happy to have you throw up your hands and declare that there are no more moderates in either party. You know that is not true. You know it, but you will not say it. Corporate journalism, including 60 Minutes, perpetuates this political deadlock because then you get to continue these stories of conflict; they offer no new information, no new perspective, but they do allow the lazy he said/she said reporting that goes nowhere. You are so condescending in your analysis of the story. But you are as culpable as those for whom you have such contempt. You are part of the problem -- a big part. Journalism has sunk as low as politics. It is a codependent relationship that serves you well, and serves the public not at all.
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- Just listening to Mitch McConnell saying that it's so hard to do anything because his parties views are so different than the Democrats makes me sick. This guy does not care about America or the American People, the just want to FIGHT! Some one should lock them in a room and tell them they cannot come out or go to the bathroom until they come up with a compromise. Listen the American People and stop the fighting and get the job done. You both looked like spoiled kids that didn't want to give an inch on the interview. You should both be ashamed of yourself. I am so frustrated with the both of you.
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- Notice how not one of those two curmudgeons mentioned 'what the people want?' Not once did they mention their constituents back home. They don't matter obviously. What do we need these 2 old bozo's for?
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- What a great interview. The questions were dead on. But!!!! Now what? It is broken. As a 52 year old fiscal conservative-social liberal with no retirement left, I am so frustrated with the direction we are headed. I am tired of our representatives from the President on down. I am from Indiana and we lost a great one when Evan left. I am tired of working hard when others don't but continue to complain they don't have enough. We need to re-design our political process. We aren't a Democracy but need to be. The issues at hand should be decided by us...as a majority instead of 20 lifers more concerned about their seat than their responsibility to the people who put them there. If we could actually vote on the issues instead of the proxys in place, I wonder where we could be.
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- I wish you have have broached the subject of "Has the time come for term limits?" We likely need to increase the term of Senators and Representatives by about half and make it a once and done job. No more life long Congress men and women. Maybe something would get done if they weren't so worried about getting themselves reelected. I'd also favor something similar for the President.
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