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11-08-2018, 02:29 PM
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How to fix Congress in one step
Now here's something you could harass (nicely) your Congressman about.
Everyone knows Congress is broken. There are lots of causes, from gerrymandering to the cost of campaigns to the explosive impact of social media. But believe it or not, there’s a relatively simple fix that the next speaker of the House, regardless of party affiliation, could make that would go a long way toward making Congress work again.
Free the House Rules Committee.
Few Americans who haven’t worked on Capitol Hill even know what the Rules Committee is, but it is key to the effective functioning of the House of Representatives. Since its establishment in 1880, it has been the primary means by which the leadership of the House schedules legislation and sets procedures for how bills are debated on the floor. Over the past several decades, however, the majority leadership in each party has used the Rules Committee to shut out the minority and often its own members from any meaningful participation in the legislative process.
The current Rules Committee has taken this to such an extreme that it has already set a record for issuing the highest ever number of “closed” rules—restrictions on the legislative process that allow no amendments and little debate—in a session of Congress. And the current session still has four months to go.
For those who long for the days when Congress “worked,” when debate mattered and compromise existed in the congressional lexicon, the impending change of speakership—regardless of whether it goes to a Democrat or Republican—offers a chance to change course.
https://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...ongress-000699 |
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11-08-2018, 06:14 PM
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I read yesterday and today you can fix the Senate by stopping Gerrymandering
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
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Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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11-08-2018, 07:19 PM
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I love the easy one step solutions
They missed getting someone to give up power
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11-08-2018, 07:54 PM
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11-08-2018, 09:45 PM
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If you read and think independently
There is truth in what people write
Not absolutes but paths that could be followed
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11-08-2018, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete F.
If you read and think independently
There is truth in what people write
Not absolutes but paths that could be followed
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This sounds like another one of your mysterious koans. |
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11-08-2018, 10:00 PM
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Fortune cookie time?
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11-09-2018, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnR
I read yesterday and today you can fix the Senate by stopping Gerrymandering
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same dopes upset about popular vote total in senate races, need to eliminate the electoral college and the senate and they will be happy....the bulbs are dim  |
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11-09-2018, 04:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
I read yesterday and today you can fix the Senate by stopping Gerrymandering
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huge fix winning more seats with less votes ... most people would call that a rigged system |
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11-09-2018, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
huge fix winning more seats with less votes ... most people would call that a rigged system
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wayne use your brain |
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11-09-2018, 06:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wdmso
huge fix winning more seats with less votes ... most people would call that a rigged system
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Oh my lord, this explains soooooo much
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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11-09-2018, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Oh my lord, this explains soooooo much
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In some areas he's exactly right. GOP winning a slight majority of votes and 2/3'rds of the seats. Look at the courts shooting down recent redistricting... |
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11-09-2018, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
In some areas he's exactly right. GOP winning a slight majority of votes and 2/3'rds of the seats. Look at the courts shooting down recent redistricting...
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Senate isn’t subject to districts...
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The artist formerly known as Scratch59.
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11-09-2018, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ian
Senate isn’t subject to districts...
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Ha, didn't read the full thread. |
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11-09-2018, 07:09 PM
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Long week Jeff?
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11-09-2018, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
Long week Jeff?
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It was a long week. Thanks for asking.
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11-09-2018, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
It was a long week. Thanks for asking.
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Detach. 
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11-09-2018, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
It was a long week. Thanks for asking.
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Unwind and take care of the things that matter. The political forum is not where you want to show your weaknesses.
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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11-09-2018, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
Unwind and take care of the things that matter. The political forum is not where you want to show your weaknesses.
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I didn’t know S-B was your own personal Game of Thrones. Note to Chris, to win you have to score some points.
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11-09-2018, 11:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
Senate isn’t subject to districts...
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Thank you
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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11-10-2018, 01:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
I didn’t know S-B was your own personal Game of Thrones. Note to Chris, to win you have to score some points.
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Ha,I didn’t know it was your Waterloo.I have not seen the show you referenced.
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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11-10-2018, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
Ha,I didn’t know it was your Waterloo.I have not seen the show you referenced.
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Tits and swords. You’d love it.
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11-10-2018, 10:43 AM
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Violence and nudity is great but I am not the dungeons and dragons type.
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11-10-2018, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
Violence and nudity is great but I am not the dungeons and dragons type.
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I’m not either. But I love that series.
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11-10-2018, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Nebe
I’m not either. But I love that series.
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I thought you didn’t have a tv🤷🏽#^&♂️
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