(09-19-2020, 04:17 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(09-19-2020, 12:58 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Please explain what you mean.

You acknowledge that something should happen, then you say it will never happen.
We are not talking about amending the Constitution here. I suggested simply changing the part of US code that says there are always nine seats on the supreme Court.
I agree that the Democrats and the Republicans do not compromise very much lately, but they are still approving budgets more often than not. Compromises are happening. 
If we believe that the very plausible type of change I mentioned should happen, we should demand it. We should not wallow in self-defeating attitudes when the things that we want are plausible for us to get.

I'm sorry, but that is laughable. You're asking whatever party is in power to give up that power in the name of what is right? Have you not seen our government in the last 15 years? The only thing they compromise on is budgets and that is just to keep the government running. I'd hardly call that a major compromise. It's doing the bare minimum. In the end, people can demand things all they want, but to the ones in power, it's meaningless. They have no incentive to make such a compromise. Unless this is actually put on a ballot, where the public can make their preferences heard, it would never go through and the people in power will never let it get to that point. The days of true compromise in government are over and it's been over for some time. Yes, they will agree on budgets, so the government can keep operating, but when it comes to the real issues, things will stay the same. The party in power will continue pushing their agendas down American's throats and we as voters will have no choice on election day, but to continue to choose from extreme liberalism and extreme conservatism. Neither side will give an inch.

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(09-19-2020, 05:07 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: -Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

-There should be term limits for EVERYONE.

-The day politicians decided to start paying themselves a salary (as opposed to the per diem they were initially paid and only when in session) is the day they stopped serving the people of this country and started serving themselves.

-If judges in any capacity cannot put aside their political leanings to follow the state and US constitution, they shouldn't be a judge. The same goes for anyone whose job it is to uphold the constitution and not their political affiliation.

Agree 1000%

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