u 19 hr Mr_D_ElPaso v Less influence from lobbyists There are way way way to many many of them of them vote buying cockroaches in DC they need to get a real good pest control company to be rid of them 14,000 crawling around Washington DC Post
Mon BDS v Less influence from lobbyists This should be paired with term limits and publicly financed elections. We would be better off filling the seats via lottery as it is now. Post
o Mon Dagger25 v Term limits for Congress Term limits for all of government. Starting with supreme court justice's Post
Mon Jen13411 v Less influence from lobbyists Government should be representing the people not cozying up with lobbyists to secure perks & money. Post
Jun 13 Yobyag v Something else Dump all the incumbents in the next election cycle. Maybe a new batch will be slightly less dysfunctional Post
u Jun 13 DaQuietOne v Something else Term limits, line item veto(or better yet no rider legislation), Term and life limits for all of congress including judges(10-20 years max), no pensions in any form, lowered pay to (an average living wage, no more then double minimum wage), no lobbying of any kind, and make it a felony (loss of half their wealth in fines, and 1-10 years in prison, and loss/life ban of any position within government) to give or accept any fee, kickback, or thing of value (as defined in RESPA also to including information) while in a government position). Post
Jun 6 ccchhhrrriiiss v Fewer liberal Democrats Big Government bureaucracy -- that is ALWAYS growing -- is a major problem. For instance, I am creating a small business in California. I have little money to do this. Yet, I have to go through multiple hurdles that are VERY expensive that do little more than create high paying government jobs for a few underutilized workers. I have to apply for licenses, tax permits, fictitious business names (and post it in the newspaper for FOUR weeks), location permits, etc... -- and this is BEFORE I ever start working! This is a ridiculously enormous example of government dysfunction. Why can't there be ONE agency that can handle ALL of these things at once? Instead, I am sp... Post
Jun 2 lawnmowrman v Something else @ASmith is correct but that will not happen unless the general population sees their fallacy and sidesteps the rigged election process. The only realistic hope we now have is the states demand Congress set it's business aside for Constitutional Convention. Post
May 31 Btmoody v Term limits for Congress Some of these politicians (from both parties) have been around for so long they've completely lost touch with the real world and have been utterly disalusioned by the beuracracy in Washington. The chaos in our government probably just seems like business as usual for them. Post
u May 26 Libertyboy v Fewer liberal Democrats Socialists never make it easy to operate in a free society. Post
May 25 JohnVicky v Less influence from lobbyists While were at it let's eliminate the PAC's, and the revolving door for ex-government officials who go on to work for Corps, because they know someone on the inside. Post
u May 25 sml11 v Something else Term limits for Congress, Lobbyist limits, require ALL legislators to read (every word of) ALL legislation and an outright ban on ALL pork for starters Post
u 19 hr Mr_D_ElPaso v Less influence from lobbyists There are way way way to many many of them of them vote buying cockroaches in DC they need to get a real good pest control company to be rid of them 14,000 crawling around Washington DC Post
Mon BDS v Less influence from lobbyists This should be paired with term limits and publicly financed elections. We would be better off filling the seats via lottery as it is now. Post
o Mon Dagger25 v Term limits for Congress Term limits for all of government. Starting with supreme court justice's Post
Mon Jen13411 v Less influence from lobbyists Government should be representing the people not cozying up with lobbyists to secure perks & money. Post
Jun 13 Yobyag v Something else Dump all the incumbents in the next election cycle. Maybe a new batch will be slightly less dysfunctional Post
u Jun 13 DaQuietOne v Something else Term limits, line item veto(or better yet no rider legislation), Term and life limits for all of congress including judges(10-20 years max), no pensions in any form, lowered pay to (an average living wage, no more then double minimum wage), no lobbying of any kind, and make it a felony (loss of half their wealth in fines, and 1-10 years in prison, and loss/life ban of any position within government) to give or accept any fee, kickback, or thing of value (as defined in RESPA also to including information) while in a government position). Post
Jun 6 ccchhhrrriiiss v Fewer liberal Democrats Big Government bureaucracy -- that is ALWAYS growing -- is a major problem. For instance, I am creating a small business in California. I have little money to do this. Yet, I have to go through multiple hurdles that are VERY expensive that do little more than create high paying government jobs for a few underutilized workers. I have to apply for licenses, tax permits, fictitious business names (and post it in the newspaper for FOUR weeks), location permits, etc... -- and this is BEFORE I ever start working! This is a ridiculously enormous example of government dysfunction. Why can't there be ONE agency that can handle ALL of these things at once? Instead, I am sp... Post
Jun 2 lawnmowrman v Something else @ASmith is correct but that will not happen unless the general population sees their fallacy and sidesteps the rigged election process. The only realistic hope we now have is the states demand Congress set it's business aside for Constitutional Convention. Post
May 31 Btmoody v Term limits for Congress Some of these politicians (from both parties) have been around for so long they've completely lost touch with the real world and have been utterly disalusioned by the beuracracy in Washington. The chaos in our government probably just seems like business as usual for them. Post
u May 26 Libertyboy v Fewer liberal Democrats Socialists never make it easy to operate in a free society. Post
May 25 JohnVicky v Less influence from lobbyists While were at it let's eliminate the PAC's, and the revolving door for ex-government officials who go on to work for Corps, because they know someone on the inside. Post
u May 25 sml11 v Something else Term limits for Congress, Lobbyist limits, require ALL legislators to read (every word of) ALL legislation and an outright ban on ALL pork for starters Post
u May 23 CivilWarSam v Incentives to pass legislation Nothing ever gets done in congress. Not to sound like Obama, but we need change. Post
May 22 Carach v Something else Best way would be to reduce government influence in the lives of the citizens. If all the government did was protect the individual rights of the citizens, there would be virtually no government dysfunction, and if there were, who would care? Post
u May 21 Avoicenmany v Less influence from lobbyists Lobbyists and PAC's both the scourge of government. I say eliminate them both, if something involves ANY money or "gifts" keep is away from politicians hands at all cost. Post
May '13 RoyFloyd v Less influence from lobbyists Money, money, and money. Divorce filthy lucre from politics and it'll be solved. Take a lesson from big jury trials: We don't allow lawyers to wine and dine the jury, take them on "fact-finding" vacations, or even talk to them much less pay them while they're deliberating. Same should be true of elected officials. Sequester their asses or at the very least make lobbying a high felony. Post
May '13 Zach v Something else Remove the ability for people and corporations from "donating" to senators and the government. Without this, there will be less corruption, less agenda pushing, and all around better politics. Post
Jan '13 Thegrif v Fewer liberal Democrats Just to much "if it feels good do it", hippie tree huggin crap goin on in this country. To much Lib minded garbage, like just for example, people that wanna be nude in public, or tell others how many bullets they can put in their gun in their own damn home, or all that BS about letting illegals stay in this country, let them vote, let their kids go to school, free housing, food stamps, welfare. Hell, no wonder we can't take care of our own damn people. Bailing out corps that mismanaged their business. Let them fall. Stop supporting dead weight America. B5 r9 replies e26 endorsed Post
u Jan '13 ithink v Term limits for Congress If congress had term limits the elected legislators would have to return to their various occupations and live with the laws they had implemented. I think that would make each legislator more thoughtful of the legislation they are passing. It would also keep them from making laws that give congress unfair advantages, like not being able to be prosecuted for insider trading, or exempted from Obamacare. B2 r1 reply e22 endorsed Post
Jan '13 NormalFlora v Fewer Tea Party Republicans The Teabigots' entire purpose is to obstruct Congress. B1 e15 endorsed Post
Jan '13 stepped_in_it v Less influence from lobbyists I thought real hard about the incentive idea, but, since it didn't work on both my dog or my wife, I figured it wouldn't work on a politician animal either. Now, lobbyists....whose only reason is to influence the political agenda to their wants/desires should be banished. Why? Just how are politicians (also sometimes known as people) often influenced? Follow the bouncing MONEY ball.......... e12 endorsed Post
Jan '13 RedFloppyShoes v Fewer liberal Democrats They have become arrogant and self-righteous. Take a look at how the Progressives abused their power when Obamacare was rammed through. B1 e9 endorsed Post
Jan '13 DARSB v More moderates on both sides Ideologues on both extremes have dominated the discussion for too long. When your numbers are small your voice must be loud. Maybe time will readjust the Congress toward moderation. We've already seen the departure of Sen DeMint and Rep Kucinich - could be start of a trend B2 e6 endorsed Post
Jan '13 falco_alba v Term limits for Congress There will be dysfunction until all parties stop worrying about keeping their jobs and start worrying about what kind of progress they can make with the time they do have. Bipartisanship is a good thing when it is not a game of how to make the other side look bad. Limit terms and there will be a shift in Congress on policies. B1 r6 replies e5 endorsed Post
Jan '13 ASmith v Something else Multiparty democracies like Canada, England, Germany, France and others DO NOT have problems with corruption like the US does. A two party state like the US is no better than a one party state like China or Russia. And it shows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiparty democracy" means at least THREE effective national political parties. When there are minority governments on a regular basis (the largest has less than 50% of power), parties have to listen to voters instead of taking bribes from lobbyists, "PAC"s or other "special interest groups". "Minority government" DOES... B2 e4 endorsed Post
Jan '13 tomhorn1903 v Fewer liberal Democrats Let us not fool ourselves, they are not liberal Democrats; rather they are Progressive Socialists who will stop at nothing to gain and maintain power. Sic semper tyrannis. B2 e4 endorsed Post
Jan '13 Romney2012 v Less influence from lobbyists A government for the people, by the people! r1 reply e5 endorsed Post