Is everyone blind???

Question

Does anyone on this forum really believe that if your candidate gets placed into office as president, that it will really make a difference?

Let's be hypothectical and say that Ron Paul or my candidate, Thompson gets into office or any candidate for that matter. Just how much power will these people have to change anything with the representatives that we have running the hill?

Isn't it time that we began seeking out representatives who might be able to save this country? People who will support term limits thereby, not giving these hooligans the time to be bought by special interest groups? There really isn't a danged thing that will change unless, we start with a clean slate.

Agree or disagree and why?

Answer 1

AMericans place way too much emphasis on the WH and this is aided by Congresses focus on who is in the WH.

Why does congress care, they write the laws, the steal our money and spend it how they want despite what we the people think.

I have been saying this for eight years, we have to fix congress for this country and we the people to have a chance for a decent future.

What does the MSM beat on every single day, the WH. Why? to take our focus away from what congress is doing.

Here is how it is supposed to work. The Senate should be representing the States. The House should be representing we the people. The Pres executes what the House and Senate pass. Pretty simple right.

Here is how it really works. The Senate acts like little Lords telling us what to do and think. The House is continually trying to figure out ways to take control of the WH and that job, and to maintain their control of us

and all the while if we have a decent person in the WH he is constantly trying to keep Congress in check.

Something is wrong with this picture, and it is CONGRESS>

Answer 2

I firmly beleive that this depends on their ability to LEAD. We do not need anyone who changes their position based on the most recent poll. Any compromises they make should not require that they abandon their principles. Like Gerald Ford they must be willing to use the veto for the benefit of the people. (Bush has been very lax in this area.) Fred Thompson appears to have leadership capabilities, Tom Tancredo has proven that he has leadership while maintaining his principles. I will ultimately cast my vote for the Republican who shows the strongest principles and the most leadership, in that order, because I have no use for the principles espoused by any of the Democrats. This means filtering out almost all of the sound bites and the media hype.
I agree that Congressional elections are the key to making change under our system of government, but if the only thing congress got done was the budget we wouldn't fall apart. The laws on the books are more than adequate with enforcement.

Answer 3

Well, the ability for change is limited largely because that's the way James Madison designed our government- to be stable rather than efficient. No system can change itself quickly and efficiently except a dictatorship, and that's why our government is often a quagmire. That said, clearly the clowns are running the circus and a ringmaster with a good bullwhip would do a little good at least. Barack is my man, and I think it would make a difference because he sees the fundamental underlying problems in our government right now. That is to say, he wants to change the whole SYSTEM, the way things are done, as opposed to just the policy outcomes, which is all most candidates talk about. And in my view it is the decision-making processes that need change, not necessarily the decisions (because you'll always disagree with some decisions, but you at least want to know they were earnestly reached).

Answer 4

Agree but not sure how to "fix it". Term limits would be good but "they" can still do a lot of damage in the mean time. Attempts have been made to make it obvious that when a member of congress votes to pass a bill that supports a special interest group whether it be insurance companies or even environmental group, that what contributions that group provided to the congressperson be made public. Sort of show who's in who's pocket. Earmarks for individual state projects are a tougher nut to crack, heck the "highway to no where" in Alaska doesn't help me one bit but I can't vote out the congress members that keep getting the money for it so...I'm flummoxed on what we can do about those.

Answer 5

Yes, it does make a difference and our current President is the perfect example. Most of American and the majority of Congress wants this conflict ended, our President does not and as President he wins. With that said, I strongly support term limits, four years for Senators, not six, and two, two year terms for Representatives, end of public service in Congress. These people get elected and then make it a career and just as in any career the objective is to expand your authority and climb the ladder of power and money. It's time we put an end to this practice and put public service ahead of personal agendas. I say vote out all incumbents every election, don't give them the chance to become career crooks on our tax dollars.

Answer 6

I think you're right. I used to be against term limits, but now I'm convinced it's the only way we can get our government back to the people. In addition to term limits, these new representatives should be limited to the amount of time they spend in D.C. They should be living most of their time in their districts. With us! Listening to us!

The Presidency is still a powerful position. A good president, which I don't think we've had since Reagan, sets the tone in Washington. They also become the Commander-in-Chief, which is a huge responsibility.

Answer 7

Yes it will make a huge difference.

Example: Bush wrecked America in less than 1 year. His tax cuts wrecked the economy then ignoring clear warnings let terrorists attack us on 9/11. Then Bush went to war in Afghanistan and despite good efforts from the Clinton military, Bush's stupid decisions let bin Laden get away and now the Taliban are coming back.

Instead of getting it done in Afghanistan, Bush ignored the real threat and attacked Iraq for oil and got us stuck in a horrible mess that cost us 1000s of troops killed and injured for no "noble cause" not to forget the 100s of $billions. Bush made too many other bad decisions to list, such as ignoring the Katrina victims, attacking the Constitution with illegal wiretaps and spying, torturing people who are possibly innocent, and letting polluters poison us, but you get the idea.

Al Gore who really won Florida and the 2000 election would have prevented 9/11. Of course so would any president who wasn't too stupid to understand a clear warning titled "Bin Laden Intent on Attacking Inside US."

So if we had Gore in office like Americans voted for in 2000, there would have been no 9/11 attack, no Iraq War, no huge deficits from the war and unfair taxcuts, a real response to Katrina not a bunch of clowns screwing up, and so on and so on. That's more than a huge difference.

Meanwhile your guy Fred Thompson is inexperienced as a leader, and worked as a sell out lobbyist for lousy companies. He's also a hollywood actor. I thought repubs didn't like hollywood?

Answer 8

I agree. Perhaps people will wake up as they were fooled into a vote for a Democratic House, Senate * Congress that has proven to have failed each and every promise. Wake up America. Next VOTE for President is vital. Research and register. Get involved. Don't just sit there again. If u do and complain well shame on you. We tried to do something and u failed US. Thank you very much.
*I also agree with term limits. 12 years tops. 2 Presidents and some time and then the farm. Enough already with the cob webs on the chairs and an aisle as wide as the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 9

I agree to an extent. It is the appearance to the world that counts more than anything right now. If we elect Obama, our men and women will suffer less loss, and it will be a-mounting as it is, and possibly the world will begin to think we have turned a new leaf, as this country is the most racist place in the world.

There is room to control congress from the presidential domain. Just not while we have little respect across the globe. I recognize that Reagan was Republican, but he had world respect, therefore he demanded and got (nearly all the time) respect from the congress. It works, just follow my lead, I have nothing to gain, except a better world.

Answer 10

Big business rules our planet. Not presidents, prime-ministers or whoever. Policies are routinely changed to enhance the financial prospects of large multi nationals under the false notion they will benefit Mr & Mrs average. Take War as a prime example, the US government spends $20 000 per second on the military......... think about it. Any friend to these people in politics, is a potential President of the future, regardless of political affiliation.