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Originally posted by pyrytyes
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
That college thing, yea, should go...
But, the congress has the real power. The prez can say he/ she wants this or that and it is up to the congress to provide. Without the congresscritters' support,the job of the prez gets very difficult.
With a strong third (fourth, fifth) party in congressional seats, at least more balance is assumed. It would be more difficult to fool the sheep into believing that a candidate is of one party or the other to get elected.
Nothing short of opening a seated elected official's bank accounts will forestall corruption. The crooks we have now is an example of this. How do these people get rich on an elected officials salary, unless it is directly attributed to corruption?
Why do public school systems have PAID lobbyists? Where do the funds originate to pay these lobbyists? Sorry, off topic...
"The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted March 31-April 6 among 1,506 adults reached on landlines and cell phones..."
It's all silliness though, because Americans know damn well what they see and how they perceive the Federal Government and it's faux-two party gateway to stardom. We all see exactly what is happening around us, and we don't need to be told what a random group of 1500 unknown people think, to know that there is a serious problem in our governance and the monstrosity that the corporate-controlled political machinery has wrought upon us 'consumers,' who's sole patriotic responsibility seems to be to 'produce' for their benefit.
Originally posted by Seeker Mom
Considering I was once a Democrat who eagerly counted down the days until Bush was out of office only to find myself faced with Obama in office I'd say this poll is silly. I think more people are now waking up to the fact that our political parties are simply two heads of the same monster. In other words, they both suck big time.
Originally posted by yellowcard
Originally posted by Seeker Mom
Considering I was once a Democrat who eagerly counted down the days until Bush was out of office only to find myself faced with Obama in office I'd say this poll is silly. I think more people are now waking up to the fact that our political parties are simply two heads of the same monster. In other words, they both suck big time.
I agree with this, though, I don't know if Obama is the most polarizing; I think the past 4-6 years have really divided this country...and that is partially under Bush and partially under Obama. The more I watch Obama, the more I think he'll be a one term President. In good times like under Clinton (but probably not caused by Clinton) people were content with whatever political view, because it didn't effect them so much...now every decision in Washington seems to have a stronger effect on all peoples...on both sides.