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.
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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.
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?
sorry James but by 1860 your words were ignored. the nats took over. new constitution written 14th amendment.
So you’re saying the Fed had no right to declare slaves as citizens with rights?
there weren’t any slaves when the 14th was ratified.
So what’s your beef?
BTW, they weren’t considered citizens either.
There were no founders of color; that was the problem.
did you miss the FIRST word? Geez, take a breath before you hyperventilate.
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.
yes they were state citizens. free states had all their population as citizens and counted.
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.
All the Amendments have been misused including the 1st and 2nd. The problem isn’t the 14th Amendment, it’s activists in black robes.
All I saw was the letter "F". I don't think that's a word.
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.
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.
Dictatorships are sooooooooooo much faster... North Korea doesn’t have to deal with any of this ‘congress’ crap...
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