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re: Congress Has Become Totally Irrelevant
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:13 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:13 am to SlowFlowPro
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Seen my post above. How do you break up a state where the most polar example still has over a third opposition population? That's not going to work and most states are much closer to 50/50
I believe it would self sort. We are currently seeing this since Covid. People are moving to Texas, Fla, Tenn, SC because of their political leanings and away from Cali and NY because of their political leanings.
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Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:15 am to SlowFlowPro
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Seen my post above. How do you break up a state where the most polar example still has over a third opposition population? That's not going to work and most states are much closer to 50/50
A decent start would be to "un-gerrymander" those states.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:17 am to SlowFlowPro
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The rich/productive blue urban areas
lol this can be debated.... especially the "productive" part
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:19 am to NC_Tigah
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It should be said plainly: This is illegal, it has always been illegal, and the precedent it sets pushes Congress, the branch of government with the power of the purse, into total irrelevance.
Coming from a member of the branch that hasn't passed a balanced budget in a quarter of a century.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:20 am to BurlesonCountyAg
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How do you fix the issue that they no longer represent the people?
The founding fathers found a way.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:28 am to tide06
a very intelligent post and exactly right..
this is the single largest challenge facing our republic today.. ultimately, most likely end result is devolution to nation states. the population won't tolerate a modern day Augustus... and similarly we should be concerned when anyone starts to say "i'm the only one that can fix it" as DJT has said many times. and Newsome recently. no one person can fix and suppression of minorities ends in conflict.
how rome ended
this is the single largest challenge facing our republic today.. ultimately, most likely end result is devolution to nation states. the population won't tolerate a modern day Augustus... and similarly we should be concerned when anyone starts to say "i'm the only one that can fix it" as DJT has said many times. and Newsome recently. no one person can fix and suppression of minorities ends in conflict.
how rome ended
This post was edited on 4/27/26 at 9:38 am
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:34 am to Cuz413
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We are currently seeing this since Covid. People are moving to Texas, Fla, Tenn, SC because of their political leanings and away from Cali and NY because of their political leanings.
They're moving back, FYI
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:34 am to deuceiswild
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lol this can be debated.... especially the "productive" part
Look at the GDP comparison and jobs/income
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:38 am to NC_Tigah
The 20th Century was a period of continuous devolution of authority by Congress and the States to the Executive and Federal Courts.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:39 am to Penrod
quote:Not the Senate. Which was the whole point of the design. To further the point, Congressional impotence is virtually entirely a Senate failure phenomenon.
I don’t think society is that polar; I think gerrymandering has made congress that way.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:43 am to kingbob
quote:I would argue the Congressional component, relevant to this thread, is a 21st century phenomenon. It represents a impotence related ceding/shedding of power, rather than natural devolution.
The 20th Century was a period of continuous devolution of authority by Congress
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:46 am to NC_Tigah
The Executive has tried to take more control of legislating from the Legislative branch for at least the last hundred years, and the Legislature has happily ceded that authority over. They don't want to govern, it is easier to play the fighter than the ruler.
Now two big things that could help would be term limits and ending of PAC's. Would allow alternative parties to compete with people who actually want to legislate. But asking the people who would be hurt by those changes to actually do it is impossible.
Now two big things that could help would be term limits and ending of PAC's. Would allow alternative parties to compete with people who actually want to legislate. But asking the people who would be hurt by those changes to actually do it is impossible.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:47 am to kingbob
Agree
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:48 am to SlowFlowPro
How much genuine wealth is created inside a high-rise building vs that which is created in garages, fields, workshops, mom&pop businesses, etc?
I'm not saying they produce nothing at all. But by and large they mostly take advantage of real producers, scrape a share of the proceeds, file lawsuits, or exist to ensure other people are being properly held back by regulations that they probably lobbied for.
I'm not saying they produce nothing at all. But by and large they mostly take advantage of real producers, scrape a share of the proceeds, file lawsuits, or exist to ensure other people are being properly held back by regulations that they probably lobbied for.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 9:52 am to NC_Tigah
It’s obvious our elected representatives hate their constituents
Posted on 4/27/26 at 10:20 am to BeepBopBoop
Seems that way. They don't represent their constituents, once in office all they care about is staying in office.
We'll go the way of Rome, on a much shorter timeline. Seems clear enough China will be the world's next superpower and we will fracture and devolve into nation-states over culture wars, debt explosion, currency debasement and government unable to function. I'm ok with being back in the Republic of Texas!
We'll go the way of Rome, on a much shorter timeline. Seems clear enough China will be the world's next superpower and we will fracture and devolve into nation-states over culture wars, debt explosion, currency debasement and government unable to function. I'm ok with being back in the Republic of Texas!
This post was edited on 4/27/26 at 10:21 am
Posted on 4/27/26 at 10:59 am to NC_Tigah
Do you people want them passing bills or spending all of their fricking time on Epstein, slush funds, etc etc etc?
Make up your fricking minds people!
Make up your fricking minds people!
Posted on 4/27/26 at 11:20 am to NC_Tigah
Congress is a nursing home for grifters without marketable skills.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 11:22 am to jimmy the leg
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As a group, when was the last time that they represented the people?
The People will show up in November...
Posted on 4/27/26 at 11:30 am to VOR
You idiot. That wasn’t the question. What a stupid response
It’s like me asking you how many no kings rally’s you’ve been to and you answer with “purple”.
Stupid old queen.
It’s like me asking you how many no kings rally’s you’ve been to and you answer with “purple”.
Stupid old queen.
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