no more politics as usual round here. Plank #2
Change the National Legislature from Bi-Cameral to Uni-Cameral.
(Gee, how many of you can guess which house of the US congress I want to eliminate?)
Get rid of the US Senate.
This legislative body is flawed in so many ways. It's origination is a sop to the less rebel founders who liked the idea of a US House of Lords, so even at birth, it is a bastard. There is no way that Delaware (as example) should have as much sway in a legislature as California. An ugly flip side is, there is no way that 2 people should have ALL the "senatorial" power of a state as large AS California. As just one wrong in THAT, it gives lobbyists way too much control ease. Having two houses in the legislature instead of one creates the gridlock, the long waits for bills, it is unproductive. The US House of Lords is superfluous.
Give most of the powers of the current Senate to the House of Representatives. Allow each State Governor the right to appoint one additional overall state representative. Give some of the other powers to the Judiciary. Give a few of them to the Executive. Additionally, thanks to computer communication, we now have an opportunity to create a forum for direct action by the populous. Somehow, devise a system that gives the people a direct computer voice in legislation.
The Senate is a foul cancer on the American politic. Let's get rid of it.
(Gee, how many of you can guess which house of the US congress I want to eliminate?)
Get rid of the US Senate.
This legislative body is flawed in so many ways. It's origination is a sop to the less rebel founders who liked the idea of a US House of Lords, so even at birth, it is a bastard. There is no way that Delaware (as example) should have as much sway in a legislature as California. An ugly flip side is, there is no way that 2 people should have ALL the "senatorial" power of a state as large AS California. As just one wrong in THAT, it gives lobbyists way too much control ease. Having two houses in the legislature instead of one creates the gridlock, the long waits for bills, it is unproductive. The US House of Lords is superfluous.
Give most of the powers of the current Senate to the House of Representatives. Allow each State Governor the right to appoint one additional overall state representative. Give some of the other powers to the Judiciary. Give a few of them to the Executive. Additionally, thanks to computer communication, we now have an opportunity to create a forum for direct action by the populous. Somehow, devise a system that gives the people a direct computer voice in legislation.
The Senate is a foul cancer on the American politic. Let's get rid of it.