Posted on 08/19/2016 6:37:58 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
‘Congress - the legislature created them because we “the public” stampeded them into solving “something” that 9 times out of 10 is a non-problem.’
Well said.
The bottom line is that a president must act like a progressive due to current SCOTUS interpretation of the Constitution.
But acting like a progressive is not being one.
For example — tolerance of homosexuals. All employers [Trump included] are LEGALLY ADVISED to be openly pro-gay. It helps prevent civil rights lawsuits [which taxpayers fund BTW via grants to the ACLU].
Trump’s end game is through impressively sound federal judge choices. That’s his anti-progressive side.
‘Term limits is a fool-hardy response to an irresponsible and lazy electorate that won’t do their due diligence to keep the right people in power.’
I agree. Let’s remove term limits to the White House. It’s fool-hardy and mentally lazy of voters to need such a restriction.
Let’s reduce the law enforcement personnel in the inner cities. Why adopt such a coddling big-government idea when what we really need is parents to spank their brats more?
Let’s reduce the military budget and let other nations fend for themselves against evil militarist nations. Why coddle weakness?
Same illogic.
‘If a President can be term-limited, then I say go ahead and impose the same restriction on Congress...’
Exactly.
We might want voters to get better informed and better educated, but wishing is for wells, not for political reality. We fight with the army that we have, not the army we wish to have.
Limited government — that’s a bedrock cornerstone.
Increasing power — that’s the bedrock cornerstone of a career politician. Rare is the congress member who can remain honorable past two terms.
TERM LIMITS... Yes...we need citizens who can say things in honest words instead of POLITICIANS who write 3,000 pages to tell you how to screw in a light bulb...
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