Can we trust our elected officials not to vote by party line alone anymore? Is bi-partisanship totally dead?

Answer 1

Bi-partisan is hardly dead. But to trust our elected officials not vote along party lines, that is hardly a concern at all. Be more concerned that they won't vote along deep pocket lines.

Answer 2

I think anyone voting for anyone should vote for the person most qualified and not because of what partisanship they are. None of them do what they say they are going to do anyway. I think its time that anyone wanting to run for any office should first have to have studied for that type of job and then have passed exames proving they know what they are doing. Just because someone is rich or has backers and is a certain this or that doesnt mean that they know what they are doing once in office. They should all have to pass lie detector tests before running also to prove what their real motives are. Thats my opinion. To be a manager at lets say McDonalds one must first have experience and have trained but to run our country all you have to be is rich and good at brainwashing people or having people that are good at writting speeches and promises for you. People running for office also shouldnt be able to change things because they believe them to be right or wrong. The whole idea of the government was to make sure the whole of the peoples interests were looked after. Example : the people of california voted to legalize marijuana . thats what the whole of the people wanted . Doesnt matter if it is good or bad its what the whole of the people wanted but the federal government says no . In other words it doesnt matter what the whole of the people want the only thing that matters is what all those snobby old rich prudes in washington want. and by legalizing it they would loose alot of cash that is made by it being illegal. You know without the drug cartels and all the cash they bring in all those rich prudes would have alot less to work with.

Answer 3

I don't think bipartisanship is dead, but it's certainly been suspended for the time being. I voted for President Bush in both elections, but until we finish the job in Iraq and bring our troops home, this divide will not heal. It's interesting that, even though Bush's approval rating has been in the 30-40% range for a long time now, Congress' approval rating has been in the 20-30% range for about the same length of time. I think everyone has gotten tired of the rhetoric.

Answer 4

It is totally dead...party lines are the only thing important to these people. They could care less what is best for Americans...well until election time.

Did you know the Patriot Act, though completely defines the security of the northern boarder, says nothing about the southern boarder.