re: Is this the most divided our nation has been in your lifetime?

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unfortunately there is no real cut and dry answer to make things better

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There is an easy solution. It will never happen, but it would fix most all of the issues. It is a two-fold approach:

1. Implement term limits. This would end the reign of the career politician. No good comes from it. Politics should not be looked at as a career path. It is a civic duty, a service to the country and its people. The fact that it has become a means to become a multi-millionaire is bad all the way around.

2. Reign in the power of the Executive Branch, specifically the over-reliance on Executive Orders. It has gotten out of hand and beyond the original intent. We've allowed the President to wield too much power, thus eliminating the impact of the Legislative Branch. When four or eight years can be undone with a few strokes of the pen, real progress is impossible. Force the legislative process to become the focus of our political system again. This would hold our representatives in the House and the Senate accountable and force them to work together.

These two actions would change our government for the better virtually overnight. However, they do not want this. When chaos and bickering reigns it makes it much easier on the elected officials. They, regardless of letter or color of politics, desire to keep the people bickering over pointless matters. This makes it all the easier for them to continue raping this country.