THE MISERY OF POLITICS
House Is Out of Touch On Contentious Bills....
The widespread public protests against much of the government's legislation this year is teaching us several things.One is that our law-making mechanisms have eroded are not capable of fully engaging the public. Laws are issued for the good of the public and therefore the public should not only have the right to voice their opinions about them, but also to be informed about the ongoing process.
Another lesson is that the law-making process, by representatives of the people, has not been transparent enough. That so many objections are still being raised when a bill is just days away from being passed into law reflects this. Political maneuvering has a higher priority than the issue of governance. Sadly when this is addressed to Congress a lot of posturing and rhetoric is the result. Politicians are blind to the obvious and blind to the fact that their posturing is apparent; this leaves the average citizen in outrage over the brazen arrogance and frustrated that it goes on despite how obvious.
I hope the House will finally wake up to this fact and be more open and accommodating of people's wishes, as well as work diligently on each piece of legislation in a timely a matter as possible so as not to leave a massive backlog at the end of each year. Rushing a bill through tends to yield laws that are not well thought out and do not fully reflect the wishes of the people. Dragging out a bill through extreme partisan manipulation ill serves the citizens represented. Sabotage of a bill or forcing special interest legislation by placing riders unrelated to a bill creates havoc and in its way possible corruption.
Today's partisan manipulation is heavy-handed and a step backward in the maintaining of democracy. Dissent is necessary for an honest vetting of a law. Dissention used to undermine a bill is most often a partisan vehicle. The problem is that Congress represents the people and is there to serve the interests of the citizen and not a political party. We should take heed, in the early to mid 20th century, the evolution of the party to a standing that the party became the government led to disaster. Nazi Germany, the ..Soviet Union.., ....Spain...., and ....Italy.... are superb examples of party systems becoming machines that over threw legitimate governments. The NAZI were Nazi first and the country subordinate to the principals of the party.
The government and the House must also resist the temptation to over legislate and overreach. The Constitution provides limits to what can be legislated; a limit to just how much the government can meddle in private and public life. Yet these limits are ignored or circumvented. How often in the past has Congress voted to give Powers to a President that are rightly by Constitution the job of Congress. The argument has always been a transfer of powers is necessary to reduce inconvenience and speed up decision making. We did very little of that in WWII and won a global war. We must adhere to the Constitution which is why our founding fathers so wisely enshrined the language used in the Constitution.
Governments all over the world have improved their systems and balance of governance. The United States seem to be heading in the opposite direction.
The current House of Representatives appear to be out of sync with today's society. Lawmakers should represent the people and as such must reflect current social norms and values.....
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You really are stupid.
November 6, 2009 10:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
hahahaahaha
Oh its not that bad beetle.
The problem as I see it has something to do with this:
I mean other Western Governments I suppose along with some Asian Governments are getting better...I mean they have systems for health insurance and health care that we do not have. Many of them also have better systems in place to keep their corporate oligarchies in line.
I just have a problem with the conclusion.
November 6, 2009 3:17 PM | Reply | Permalink