Yes, I Agree With Rep. Gohmert (R) Texas

From a recent Congress.org Mega Vote email.

Amending Language in Federal Law – Suspension - Vote Passed (398-1, 32 Not Voting)

In its final action of the week, the House cleared a Senate bill that would remove the pejorative “lunatic” from the United States Code. The lone House dissenter was Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, who insisted that lunatic should be retained, pointing to his fellow Members of Congress as living, breathing examples of the term. The bill awaits the president’s signature.

Gridlock

What do you call this pack? A Congress of Baboons. Redistributing wealth?


Seem to remember past Congresses getting more done. Less gridlock. What is different today? How about military service?

Many of the Senators and Members of Congress in the 1950s-1970’s were veterans. Few are today.

When you enter the military service, you get tossed into a true melting pot. You end up working with people totally foreign to you and your background.  You best learn how to accept others and get along with them. You are forced to have many things in common,  including the air you breath (in a squad bay full of farters).  All of this conditions you to work for a common goal.

Today? From my state, Colorado, one veteran.

Maybe I’m way off base. To me, we now have individuals more concerned about their narrow self interests than the common need for a strong country. They have never learned to, nor had a need to, work as a group.

Solution? Damned if I know.

Watch the Circus

Link to a service that will send you emails on how your Congresscritters vote. You can specify your Congressional District and your Senators will also be reported.

What is interesting, to me, is how damn few votes are taken.

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/megavote/

Sunset All Laws

The continued growth of our Federal government is what is stifling our economy. What is needed is to make every law ever passed subject to expiration, i.e., Sunset, every ten years. Five years? Seven years? Timed to off election years?

This will force the bureaucrats to defend their “turf”. Congress, with all their sub committees, will focus on what we’ve got rather than creating even more new laws.

Before Sunset, you have sunshine. As Michelle Malkin points out, sunshine is the best disinfectant.

http://michellemalkin.com/

Imagine, if you will, all the lobbyists, special interest groups, etc. having to justify their existence. Some will make their case and others will go away.

The alternative? The whole damn system collapses.