Is it time for MAJOR changes in the US Federal Govt?

Question

I'm not talking about voting out current Republican/Democrat fools only to be replaced by "new" Republican & Democrat fools. Clearly voting in "new" politicians from either party doesn't really change much & I think that's how Dems/GOP like it to be. As little competition as possible & a continuation of status quo.

Why not vote for a US Govt. the way the American founding fathers had always wanted it to be? Not what today's Dems & Republicans have mutated it into.

Answer 1

Everyone would have to agree on the same things. That's not possible.

Answer 2

The founding fathers were ambivalent and settled on a constiutional model of government which they thought would contain the checks and balances necessary for the will of the people to be heard. Unfortunately many of them also thought that the bulk of the citizenry were not capable of making direct decisions. Through Supreme Court decisions, the role of government was defined and we now have a system of three equal but separate branches of the government: Congress, judiciary and executive branches.
What has happened is a school yard scrap that pits these branches against each other with two of them trying to control and manipulate the third.
What's also gone wrong is the two party system has now ground any semblance of order to a halt. The polarization of party lines has destroyed the possibility of getting any work done, and the acrimony between everyone on the hill has poisoned our system of governance.
There is the real possibility that at this time we could have a president who chooses not to step down at the end of his term citing being at war as the reason, no matter how misguided that is.
So since there is not enough time to develop and nurture a third party before 08, maybe trying to start by finding honest independants to back and elect would help some...at least it would be a wake up call.

Answer 3

Neo-Lib,

Not until the money prize is taken away will we ever get a truer
government.

Billions of dollars are spent by special interest groups to sway
our politicians. Lets face it money rules.

And as long as we remain in denial there will be no changes in the near future.

When we go to the polls to vote we vote for our personal interests not for the country. There are as many reasons to vote a certain way as there are voters and very few are for the betterment of government.

As bad as this administration has led this country there are still Republicans/conservatives that still back it up in spite of the constant barrage of scheming and lies that they perpetuate.

This country is divided down the middle and as a result there is no movement for change strong enough to change anything.

Our problem is that we get very little of the truth.

Just look at what is going on with the Attorney General with the firing of the 8 in midstream of an administration (previously only 2 in over 25 years) when normally a new administration will fire the previous AG's upon taking office.

In my own state, New Mexico, a Senator and a Representer
calling up the AG to apply pressure about prosecuting certain cases before an election.

Bush, Cheney, Scooter, Rove, and their cronies have done a great disservice to the people just to remain in power and will do anything to maintain or regain it....but not for the country...but for the party.

Answer 4

As bad as the goverment has gotten - everyone needs to be fired in the congress and the senate. Why can't the governor from each state spend a few days a month in Washington representing their states? The government payroll would be set up like a normal payroll - no extravagant retirement payouts - just reular old retirement like the taxpayers who support the government get! If politics were not such a lucrative financial business - the corrupt people would stay away. The reward should be the honor of having served your country not how much money you can skim while in office.
America needs a third party - Common Sense Realists.

Answer 5

Something needs to be done. We are turning into a selfish country. The politicians are more worried about how much of a raise to give themselves than the real issues. The sad thing is, they make huge salaries and also have people giving them money to vote for their interests. We just need to get rid of all these corrupt people. The sad thing is that it has gotten so far out of control that I don't know if it can be fixed. I am moving to Sweden or Canada.

Answer 6

I think it's high time we had some other viable candidates and parties. I think we need a true conservative party, a true liberal party along with the two mainstream parties. I also think that some major reform needs to be undertaken to remove special interests from the political picture. Term limits might not be a bad idea either, but if they truly had nothing better to do than to support their constituents, I don't think term limits would be of benefit. And if elected (just kidding.)

Answer 7

Vote Libertarian

Answer 8

we are way past due term limits should be the first step then hold them to their campaign promises if they dont produce give them the boot.
Don't worry though hillary is going to take excess oil profits and invest them in alternative fuel research
What the hell is excess profits? And why is this only brought up in an election year? what has she done for the envuironment so far?

Answer 9

If you are talking about the electoral process then I am all the way with you. When I first heard that a board essentially decides who will be president, I was shocked.

Answer 10

Thats tooo deep!