Comments on: How To Fix A Broken Congress? http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: winn johnston http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-89744 winn johnston Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:34:40 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/#comment-89744 Got a few ideas on fixing the problem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Winnjohnston -winn Got a few ideas on fixing the problem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Winnjohnston

-winn

]]> By: JustAnotherIdjut http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-70871 JustAnotherIdjut Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:07:17 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/#comment-70871 It seems to me that a large number of Americans agree that lobbying is causing more problems than it's fixing. A large number of Americans are also complaing about illegal immigration. However, all complaints seem to fall on deaf ears. I don't think the Congress (or the president) is listening any more. I think they stopped many years ago. I think in 60 days, some seats will change hands, and there may even be a shift in the balance of power. But nothing will really change, because the primariers are over, and we're pretty much putting the same bums back in place. The chance to send a message is past. It seems to me that a large number of Americans agree that lobbying is causing more problems than it’s fixing. A large number of Americans are also complaing about illegal immigration. However, all complaints seem to fall on deaf ears. I don’t think the Congress (or the president) is listening any more. I think they stopped many years ago.

I think in 60 days, some seats will change hands, and there may even be a shift in the balance of power. But nothing will really change, because the primariers are over, and we’re pretty much putting the same bums back in place. The chance to send a message is past.

]]> By: reverenddon http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-70694 reverenddon Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:09:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/#comment-70694 Yes ... get the money and perks away from lobbying. A year or two ago someone suggested raising the pay to about 350 k per year. I'm against that ... I'm sure I can find 500 honest hard working people that would take the 150 k per year that they get now. Congress does the work of the people, why don't we tell them to get back to real solutions to the real PRESSING problems we face today ... not what we are going to see in the next 60+ days. Yes … get the money and perks away from lobbying. A year or two ago someone suggested raising the pay to about 350 k per year. I’m against that … I’m sure I can find 500 honest hard working people that would take the 150 k per year that they get now. Congress does the work of the people, why don’t we tell them to get back to real solutions to the real PRESSING problems we face today … not what we are going to see in the next 60+ days.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-70586 Justin Gardner Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:13:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/#comment-70586 <blockquote>From what I’ve read, your defenition of “better� is the same as my definition of worse.</blockquote> Well, tell me what that is and we can compare notes. And sleipner...agreed. The money is choking democracy, but what to do?

From what I’ve read, your defenition of “better� is the same as my definition of worse.

Well, tell me what that is and we can compare notes.

And sleipner…agreed. The money is choking democracy, but what to do?

]]> By: sleipner http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-70572 sleipner Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:49:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/#comment-70572 The biggest thing we need to fix Congress is to remove ALL money from lobbying. If I'm planning on asking a congressman for legislation, I shouldn't also be the one who provided half of his campaign warchest. No matter how much someone protests their moral superiority and invincible detachment, they know that if they don't feed the beast it will eat them and replace them with someone else. Wouldn't it be great if Congress actually did what's best for the people of their district, rather than just for the lobbyists who bought them? The biggest thing we need to fix Congress is to remove ALL money from lobbying. If I’m planning on asking a congressman for legislation, I shouldn’t also be the one who provided half of his campaign warchest. No matter how much someone protests their moral superiority and invincible detachment, they know that if they don’t feed the beast it will eat them and replace them with someone else.

Wouldn’t it be great if Congress actually did what’s best for the people of their district, rather than just for the lobbyists who bought them?

]]> By: JustAnotherIdjut http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-70536 JustAnotherIdjut Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:31:52 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-congress/#comment-70536 ...start getting down to the business of making this country better. From what I've read, your defenition of "better" is the same as my definition of worse. And therein lies the problem. IMHO, not doing anything at all is better than doing the wrong thing. …start getting down to the business of making this country better.

From what I’ve read, your defenition of “better” is the same as my definition of worse. And therein lies the problem.

IMHO, not doing anything at all is better than doing the wrong thing.

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