Some of the methods used by our representatives are SOP in the political world. Always has been. Since us peasants aren't part of it, we can't see the reasoning behind what is called politics. The bargaining and compromising done in Washington would never work at the local WalMart. You have to be in the system to understand why it is the way it is.
Think of America as being four countries merged into one. There are the Yankees up north, the southerners down south, the east coast liberals, and the wild eyed west. It's actually four different cultures trying to act unified as one. They all meet in Washington, which is not a state or part of the country, to iron things out. It ain't easy, but there is a system behind it. There are three separate but equal branches of government all providing checks and balances to keep all this diversity sane. It's been working for a couple hundred years, but today in 2019 it's crippled. The people in power are trying to empty the bank account and leave the country in a third world status. My suspicions are that the people doing it, the Poly-TICK-ians, are there for the expressed purpose of dismantling our system and dethroning us as a world power. Can't imagine who would want to do such a thing.
I actually studied politics for two school semesters. If it was done the way it was supposed to be done, it would be great. However, the poly-TICK-ians can now be bought and bribed, which is how they get so rich while in office.
It's a shame we the people let it get that way!
But I have a feeling, this election will dump most of the freeloading poly-tick-ians who have done nothing for our country.
I don't want to get too deep into politics, but once again I find myself at a critical point in history. The nature of this crisis is the very fabric of our democratic republic. I often shake my head in wonder trying to understand how this kind of thing would be possible. The answer seems to be that we have been conditioned over a period of many years and are now infiltrated by those who would take us down. The magnitude of the complicity is what startles me. There have always been extremists, but I don't get how they were able to take control of so many minds. The next election will be absolutely critical in determining our fate for many decades to come. Populism and authoritarianism seems to be spreading worldwide to displace democracies. I suppose we can go that rout too if the voting public remains apathetic as they have been in the past. I have a feeling, actually more of a hope, that the elements rotting out our system will be replaced by idealists in landslide proportions. If that doesn't happen, then it might be time to brush up on your Chinese or Russian language skills.
Our Federal Government was purposely designed and developed to be a Republic.
Our forefathers knew what they were doing when they established this system, because they all came from broken systems and knew what caused each of them to break in the first place.
IF the poly-TICK-ians remained true to what the Founders established, we would be in great shape today.
Unfortunately, the poly-TICK-ians have separated themselves from the populace as an elite group with their own rules and no laws appear to apply to them anymore.
In the past three years, what have the Democrat poly-TICK-ians done for the good of our country?
Nobody I know or hear talking on-line can find one good thing they have done, in fact, they haven't done anything except try to impeach Trump, just like they have every Republican president since after Kennedy's term, and possible even before that. They are a do nothing crowd, and when they are in office, they turn our country backwards by hundreds of years.
Obama will go down in history as the worst president ever in the history of our country. And the balls he set rolling are destroying this country still and it is getting worse.
I normally voted the Democratic and/or the Independent ticket up until Obama decided to run for office. Then it was imperative I switched to Republican in an attempt to keep this dangerous criminal out of office.
Unfortunately, the crooks managed to get him in anyhow, by allowing illegals and dead people to vote.
We put up with 8 years of him and his cohorts destroying the country, allowing the sale of our uranium, and building Muslim communities which now have placed a few in office.
As an American, I will not sit back and allow our country to be overrun and destroyed.
A civil war is brewing my friend. It won't be cowboys against Muslims either, it will be Patriots against Demonrats.
It's in the air already!
Trump should win by a landslide this time, but if he doesn't, you can kiss America goodbye because it WILL be taken over by the People and hopefully get the Constitution restored AND FOLLOWED.
The Peoples Republic of America has a nice ring to it, dontcha think!
I think you and I are talking about two different countries. Be that as it may or may not be, the next couple years will be of historically important proportions not only for whichever country we are talking about, but also the world.
I have no doubt Trump will win by a landslide, considering how the democrats have portrayed themselves and they keep getting worse. Former democrats are leaving their ranks in droves.
There is no amount of factual information that would change your perspective, nor mine for that matter. The idea of anybody being able to become president in this country was carried too far in 2016. This administration is not a normal executive branch when measured on it's own merits without reference to history. Whether our country is ready or not to accept the new style remains to be seen. A lot of people think as you do. I confess to being shocked at the numbers. They are not of landslide proportions, thank goodness.
I can guarantee you, we will never let this country become communist or socialist.
We are the last free country in the world and it is dying way to fast as it is.
I probably won't be on this planet for very many more years, this is probably a blessing.
I am optimistic and am planning on being around longer than you anticipate staying here. My greatest regret is that I will die in a country that isn't the one I was born in. What you have now, in 2019, is a fully authoritarian ruled government which isn't that far off from the scene in those socialistic countries you abhor. It will change or be institutionalized in 2020.
No, what we have is a bunch of criminals as poly-TICK-ians only working for themselves and to hell with the country.
I'm certain with so many seats up for grabs in this election, we might be able to drain the swamp and put some slightly more honest people in there.
Socialism has never worked in any country it was ever tried in. Millions of innocent people were murdered by the dictators. You can be rest assured we Patriots will NEVER allow that to happen!
I really thought we would see an early war first, cowboy's against Muslim's.
But every passing day it looks more like it is going to be Americans against Commie/Socialists aka Dumbocrats who are trying to ruin this country as fast as they can.
Your characterization of the Democratic party is a bit off, but none of that matters. There is still time to claim back what we once had. Almost exactly one year from today will be the decision point.
