[morphing libertarian]

no it’s because the republicans are not united

[Steamburg]

The republican leadership has failed to employ party discipline. When every Republican runs to a microphone to attacks every democrat statement as Anti-American and defines democrats as radical leftists associated with the Russians; then Chuckie will be stuffed. But, that requires a serious draining of the swamp at the staff level.

[JayAr36]

Because of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. That’e the only thing real to a politician.

Anyone that thinks they are there to help America is living in a dream world.

[Nifster]

It ain’t a socialist anything. Call it what it really is .....communism

None Dare Call It Treason

[ClearCase_guy]

The 17th Amendment is a bad thing.

The Founders wanted state legislatures to choose senators as people who would represent the interest of their own state. Because States’ Rights are important in a federated union.

But then Senators became popularly elected, so mob rule became extended, and the senate became more of a national body looking at national issues in ways that appealed to the American mob.

And, in its extreme, the Senate becomes a body of specially powerful individuals hand-picked by Chuck Schumer, and the Senate becomes the instrument of one nut-case.

This would never be possible if state legislatures were still expected to look out for their own interests.

[Carriage Hill]

That should be a “opportunistic targeting” list.

[SpaceBar]

Looks like a list of people that need to be arrested.

[BwanaNdege]

Seniority should have NO place in determining Congressional power!

Each State’s Senators and Representatives should have the same power. Just because some third-world dictatorial State/Congressional District keeps sending the same person does not make them more important than one that sends a new person each election.

Last time I looked at the Constitution, “No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States” Article I, Section 9, Clause 8.

Also, Thomas Paine said, “Dignities and high sounding names have different effects on different beholders. The lustre of the Star and the title of My Lord, over-awe the superstitious vulgar, and forbid them to inquire into the character of the possessor: Nay more, they are, as it were, bewitched to admire in the great, the vices they would honestly condemn in themselves. This sacrifice of common sense is the certain badge which distinguishes slavery from freedom; for when men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon”.

[x]

Both parties have been getting more homogeneous and more disciplined over the last 30 or 40 years.

Notice how the number of Republicans and Democrats who had similar voting records has decreased and how red and blue have pulled apart.

Republicans, as well as Democrats, tend more and more to vote the same way as the rest of their party, in spite of all the talk about Flake or McCain or Corker.

Right now the Democrats are more organized, drilled, and obedient.

That's because they are out of office and only have to vote "no."

Republicans don't have anything to offer them that could outweigh what their own party leadership and the ideologically energized donors and party base can.

When Democrats were in the White House and controlled Congress and had big plans there were a few more mavericks, dissenters, and drop-outs in their party, just as there are among Republicans now.

[rockinqsranch]

When I think about negotiations between the President, and the Democrats I think “What do the Democrats want more than anything, and what does PDJT want more than anything?” I see an answer I don’t like. Democrats are in a position they don’t have anything requiring (key-word requiring) attention while PDJT has something on the line, his Presidency.

Democrats are going to want to push issues within the next two years. They are cutting off their noses to spite their faces by their actions.