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Obama blames Founding Fathers’ ‘structural’ design of Congress for gridlock
wash times ^ | 5/23/14 | d boyer

Posted on 05/24/2014 5:37:11 AM PDT by bestintxas

President Obama is taking a swipe at the Founding Fathers, blaming his inability to move his agenda on the “disadvantage” of having each state represented equally in the Senate.

At a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night, Mr. Obama told a small group of wealthy supporters that there are several hurdles to keeping Democrats in control of the Senate and recapturing the House. One of those problems, he said, is the apportionment of two Senate seats to each state regardless of population.

“Obviously, the nature of the Senate means that California has the same number of Senate seats as Wyoming. That puts us at a disadvantage,” Mr. Obama said.

The Founding Fathers decided in the “Great Compromise” in 1787 to apportion House seats based on population and give each state two seats in the Senate regardless of population. The solution was a compromise between large states and small states in a dispute that nearly dissolved the Constitutional Convention.

The president also blamed “demographics” for the inability of the Democratic Party to gain more power in Congress, saying Democrats “tend to congregate a little more densely” in cities such as New York and Chicago. He said it gives Republicans disproportional clout in Congress.

“So there are some structural reasons why, despite the fact that Republican ideas are largely rejected by the public, it’s still hard for us to break through,” Mr. Obama said.

He also said Democrats suffer from the “congenital disease” of not voting in midterm elections.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; idiotinchief; obama; penandphonepotus; yearofaction
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To: yldstrk

Actually states do not have rights. Rights are endowed to human beings by our creator. States have powers reserved and not enumerated in the fed constitution.


61 posted on 05/24/2014 9:05:03 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: mazda77
If he were actually born in Hawaii?, it does not make him an illegal alien

Incredible. Where have you been? His grandmother said she witnessed his BIRTH in KENYA. His native village had a sign put up in KENYA that said "BIRTH place of Obama". He told everyone he was born in KENYA. His wife said he was born in KENYA.

What the hell does any of this have to do with Hawaii?

62 posted on 05/24/2014 9:05:15 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: DJ MacWoW

sorry James but by 1860 your words were ignored. the nats took over. new constitution written 14th amendment.


63 posted on 05/24/2014 9:42:35 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: kvanbrunt2

So you’re saying the Fed had no right to declare slaves as citizens with rights?


64 posted on 05/24/2014 9:50:00 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW

there weren’t any slaves when the 14th was ratified.


65 posted on 05/24/2014 10:05:15 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: kvanbrunt2

So what’s your beef?


66 posted on 05/24/2014 10:12:21 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: kvanbrunt2

BTW, they weren’t considered citizens either.


67 posted on 05/24/2014 10:15:15 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: bestintxas

There were no founders of color; that was the problem.


68 posted on 05/24/2014 10:25:38 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: laweeks

did you miss the FIRST word? Geez, take a breath before you hyperventilate.


69 posted on 05/24/2014 11:30:52 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: bestintxas

What a clown! The Constitution was assembled after much debate and study. It couldn’t be better than it is. Just because this clown cannot push his agenda, he blames all the founding fathers for his idiotic agenda’s failure. It’s been a long time since I have seen somebody with his lack of intellect in such a high position. Wait! I have never seen a stooge like him in such a high position.


70 posted on 05/24/2014 12:45:37 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: DJ MacWoW

yes they were state citizens. free states had all their population as citizens and counted.


71 posted on 05/24/2014 1:06:55 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: DJ MacWoW

not really sure what the 14th was for except that it is used to justify gay rights today. equal protection etc. sponsered and passed by progressives at the time.


72 posted on 05/24/2014 1:10:52 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: kvanbrunt2

All the Amendments have been misused including the 1st and 2nd. The problem isn’t the 14th Amendment, it’s activists in black robes.


73 posted on 05/24/2014 1:13:17 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: mazda77
did you miss the FIRST word? Geez, take a breath before you hyperventilate.

All I saw was the letter "F". I don't think that's a word.

74 posted on 05/24/2014 3:23:11 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: DJ MacWoW

i agree about the black robes, dresses really. but i just don’t like the amendment itself. when you read it, it sounds like it is launching something. not really amending something within the Constitution. like what did it fix at the federal level.


75 posted on 05/24/2014 5:05:13 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: kvanbrunt2
Well the Republican Party was formed to end slavery and they wrote the 14th Amendment. Dems didn't support it.



76 posted on 05/24/2014 5:18:33 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
At a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night, Mr. Obama told a small group of wealthy supporters that there are several hurdles to keeping Democrats in control of the Senate and recapturing the House. One of those problems, he said, is the apportionment of two Senate seats to each state regardless of population.
Thanks bestintxas.
77 posted on 05/25/2014 12:12:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: bestintxas

Dictatorships are sooooooooooo much faster... North Korea doesn’t have to deal with any of this ‘congress’ crap...


78 posted on 05/25/2014 1:45:35 PM PDT by GOPJ (Someone explain why {the MSM} uses the term liberal to describe totalitarian sociopaths? BruceinOz)
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