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Members of Congress should be forced to maintain their primary residence in their district
Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:31 pm
This isn’t the 19th century anymore. You don’t need to physically be in DC almost all the time.
Additionally, too many Representatives live outside their districts. The current rules only say that the Representative has to live in the state, but not the district.
This is BS. Maxine Waters’s district is a war torn ghetto, but he she lives in the rich nice area of LA, which isn’t her constituency. Ann Kirkpatrick lives in one Dim district in Arizona and took McSally’s old district without even moving there.
There is no accountability. People don’t even live in the same area as their representatives.
Needs to change. If Dims want to use poor communities for votes, then they need to actually make those poor people their neighbors.
Additionally, too many Representatives live outside their districts. The current rules only say that the Representative has to live in the state, but not the district.
This is BS. Maxine Waters’s district is a war torn ghetto, but he she lives in the rich nice area of LA, which isn’t her constituency. Ann Kirkpatrick lives in one Dim district in Arizona and took McSally’s old district without even moving there.
There is no accountability. People don’t even live in the same area as their representatives.
Needs to change. If Dims want to use poor communities for votes, then they need to actually make those poor people their neighbors.
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Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:36 pm to Parmen
Why is that an unreasonable request to the downvoter or dems out there?
Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:38 pm to Magamofo
Because the Representatives in the districts for Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, Inglewood, etc don’t want to actually call those places home.
Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:39 pm to Parmen
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The current U.S. CONSTITUTION only say that the Representative has to live in the state...
FIFY
This post was edited on 9/23/19 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:40 pm to Parmen
I know that. But, shouldn't you live in the district you represent so you can assure that you're looking out for their own good by looking out for your own as well?
Posted on 9/23/19 at 2:54 pm to Parmen
Fick yeah! You'd think this is common sense...but when you work some place where you also make all the rules, shite like this happens...oh and russia!@ when there is no one to investigate the investigators.
Posted on 9/23/19 at 3:11 pm to Parmen
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There is no accountability. People don’t even live in the same area as their representatives.
Well, to be fair and objective, you get to look at your district from a bird's eye view when you live outside the district.
Posted on 9/23/19 at 3:20 pm to Magamofo
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Why is that an unreasonable request to the downvoter or dems out there
Why call our Dems? Most republicans in Congress don’t want to live in their districts either.
Though I agree they should have to.
Posted on 9/23/19 at 3:41 pm to memphis tiger
Should be true for police, fireman snd teachers
Posted on 9/23/19 at 4:18 pm to Parmen
It would be great to see a map of the districts and where all of the reps live!!
Posted on 9/23/19 at 4:55 pm to Parmen
Why do you think the founders got this part of the constitution incorrect?
Posted on 9/23/19 at 5:17 pm to seawolf06
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Why do you think the founders got this part of the constitution incorrect?
because it took a month to get from Georgia to Philadelphia when they wrote the document?
Posted on 9/23/19 at 5:29 pm to gthog61
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because it took a month to get from Georgia to Philadelphia when they wrote the document?
What were the weapons like?
Posted on 9/23/19 at 5:29 pm to seawolf06
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Why do you think the founders got this part of the constitution incorrect?
Voting was different then. shite, Virginia’s congressmen in the early days were all voted from an at large district.
Posted on 9/23/19 at 5:42 pm to Parmen
I view this the same way as term limits. Both are good ideas on their own, but implementing on a national level would potentially set a precedent for elites making up new rules about who Americans can vote for. Ideally the average voter would do enough research to not keep voting for these idiots, though that seems like a losing battle.
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