10% Approval; 83% Disapproval - How does Congress Continue? (Representatives, polls, Obama)
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As anyone who is paying attention comes to realize, our politicians have found the election loophole in our political system of electing representatives. Each politician quickly realizes that their own political fortunes are tied only to the satisfaction level of their own immediate constituents. It really doesn't matter whether their actions evidence any real interest in leading the country or solving its problems ... or even that their own national disapproval level might be as high as 90%!!
All a politician must do is trade enough votes for other politician's 'pork projects' .... to be able to garner enough votes for their own 'pork projects' to convince their narrow range of constituents to re-elect them." (Of course, this "pork" is always paid for by people who are NOT their constituents and who have no voice in voting them in or out of office!)
The only solution I can see is 'term limits' that move the focus from 'buying pork-related votes' ... to actually leading our country out of the mess we are in. Of course, the inherent problem there is that the very people who benefit from the current system, ... would need to vote against their own self-interests. So, let the approval ratings drop to even 5% --- It doesn't really matter, as long as they can continue to bring home the bacon to the folks in Podunk, Anywhere!
It is because Congress elections are won in primaries, not the general elections. The only way to really correct this problem would to have Congressional Districts created in non partisan ways where districts are shaped off population only and not by how people in those districts vote. This would hurt both sides when it comes to lifers in Congress, but it would allow the American people to have a tighter leash on our Congress.
As anyone who is paying attention comes to realize, our politicians have found the election loophole in our political system of electing representatives. Each politician quickly realizes that their own political fortunes are tied only to the satisfaction level of their own immediate constituents. It really doesn't matter whether their actions evidence any real interest in leading the country or solving its problems ... or even that their own national disapproval level might be as high as 90%!!
All a politician must do is trade enough votes for other politician's 'pork projects' .... to be able to garner enough votes for their own 'pork projects' to convince their narrow range of constituents to re-elect them." (Of course, this "pork" is always paid for by people who are NOT their constituents and who have no voice in voting them in or out of office!)
The only solution I can see is 'term limits' that move the focus from 'buying pork-related votes' ... to actually leading our country out of the mess we are in. Of course, the inherent problem there is that the very people who benefit from the current system, ... would need to vote against their own self-interests. So, let the approval ratings drop to even 5% --- It doesn't really matter, as long as they can continue to bring home the bacon to the folks in Podunk, Anywhere!
I think most of us say every Representative/Senator there sucks, except mine.
Pretty much, you nailed it.
Partisan loyalty keeping scumbags in office.
I could give people the worst candidate imaginable but they'd still vote for them if it meant keeping one of the EVIL R's or D's from getting the seat.
Redistricting to keep an area solidly R or D is another trick that is used. It's a way of keeping the people from effectively voting because the party itself can decide whom to back in the primary and then that candidate will win the seat because of the party loyalty of the constituency.
The GOP campaigned on creating jobs. They got to congress and talked about Chic-fil-a.
The GOP didn't campaign on creating jobs, it campaigned on creating an environment for job creation which includes blocking nearly everything Obama has proposed. Democrats are the ones who campaign on creating jobs with government money.
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It's Bush's fault!
