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You are correct. The biggest reason why Congress is broken is GERRYMANDERING, which he did not address.
No it isn't. People still end up voting for the same people over and over but complain when it isn't their multi-election failure of an incumbent that did not win.
Of course there should be limits. Why don't we have them already?
US Constitution. It must be amended to impose term limits.
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Originally Posted by pknopp
No it isn't. People still end up voting for the same people over and over but complain when it isn't their multi-election failure of an incumbent that did not win.
The largest Congressional district has 994,416 people; the smallest has 527,624. In the House, which is meant to offer population-based representation, the smallest district is almost half the population of the largest district. There is something wrong with that.
How to fix this problem? Add house seats & reapportion. If we had 1000 house seats, each member of Congress could represent ~320,000 people. The least populous states would have 2 seats (and D.C. would have 2 seats). There would still be opportunities to gerrymander and play games with the electorate, but the would be diminished & representation would be more accurate.
Well...if you're in favor of placing even more power in the hands of the Civil Service--it's a great idea.
The Civil service lifers already run a great deal of our country...much of this is a good thing--as they provide continuity of enforcement and service. But, to empower them in this way--would make them the de facto rulers of our country.
..and it's a lot harder to fire a career GS-14, than it is to elect someone new.
I did not know civil service made laws? And it's not that they are a GS14...................wait for it................................................ ................
I did not know civil service made laws? And it's not that they are a GS14...................wait for it................................................ ................
It's the unions that make it impossible.....
They don't make the laws, they only write them. And don't think for a minute your Congressman or Senator, or even County Commissioner or Town Councilman reads them either.
At most the vast majority (meaning 99.9999999999999%) depend on a one page outline of the law developed by staff with a recommendation on whether to vote yea or nay.
Staffers run the place. When their congressperson retires or is defeated, they just hire on with another one. Most congressmen are gone from Thursday night until Tuesday morning. Guess who runs the office and tells them what's up. Staffers.
The people could institute term limits every election day.
Don't re elect nobody.
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