So gov’t is broken until one of the parties has a 60 vote majority in the senate AND a majority in the House of Representatives. AT which point we’ll have an oligarchy made up of a singular party with its own goals and ambitions- and those of their corporate, union, and/or private donors.With the votes and opinions of so many Americans already trivialized by legislators who vote in favor of donors over constituents, our “democracy” is not going to move forward until, like Hugo Chavez’s party, only one party makes all the decisions and like Venezuela, the United States will become a reflection of that ideal and ambition. I do not trust either party with “total control”, but how do we move forward when neither will compromise to the degree needed?Respectfully,C.
So gov’t is broken until one of the parties has a 60 vote majority in the senate AND a majority in the House of Representatives. AT which point we’ll have an oligarchy made up of a singular party with its own goals and ambitions- and those of their corporate, union, and/or private donors.With the votes and opinions of so many Americans already trivialized by legislators who vote in favor of donors over constituents, our “democracy” is not going to move forward until, like Hugo Chavez’s party, only one party makes all the decisions and like Venezuela, the United States will become a reflection of that ideal and ambition. I do not trust either party with “total control”, but how do we move forward when neither will compromise to the degree needed?Respectfully,C.