I'm already tired of the endless campaigning and if the truth be told, not overly excited about anyone.
2007-02-15 09:22:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
6 years, a third of the Senate is elected every two years and conceivably you clean out the house of Representatives every two years, as the whole house is up for election every two years.
2007-02-15 09:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're serving blood in congress? Is it zebra blood?
Joking aside. The problem with congress, I think, is that people continue to vote for politicians based on one red herring issue or another, not on any capabilities and experience the candidate might have.
Red Herring issues do not require any kind of intelligence just an opinion. Opinions are like bellybuttons, everybody has one.
For most people, the deciding factor for their vote is either if the candidate supports abortion and gay rights or not.
Heaven forbid if a gay man with all the solutions for mankind's problems ever ran for president. He would be overlooked for a non gay simpleton.
2007-02-15 17:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by .... . .-.. .-.. --- 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on how drastic a measure is taken to clean house. To truly do this would likely require an Unmentionable Kind of Incident at just the right time and place. I refer you to Tom Clancy's novel "Executive Decisions" (IIRC) for an example of what it would really take to clean house at the top level of American govornment.
2007-02-15 17:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm with you. Now just how do we do it. No one decent can afford to run for office. The professional politicians see to it that we don't have any choices at all, ... it's nothing but dumb or dumber vs. the better of two evils. I think most people are sick of it, ... but how do we stop the madness?
2007-02-15 17:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by Owlchemy_ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not possible to clean out Congress, politics was/is and most likely always will be a sewer where scum rises to the top.
2007-02-15 17:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that Gen X, The Baby Boomers, and the prior generation will have to die out before we could expect any real changes.
2007-02-15 17:28:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It usually takes two overlapping generations. Incumbents have got a *lot* of power.
2007-02-15 17:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6 TO 8 YEARS LEGALLY. A COUPLE OF DAYS ILLEGALLY
2007-02-15 17:25:33 · answer #8 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The media will help you decide who our next criminal....i mean traitor.....i mean president will be.
2007-02-15 17:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dreaming
2007-02-15 17:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋