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My snarky take is that the whole thing is a farce and the House hasn't been more than theater (in an Article I of the Constitution sense) in quite a while. The
by smitty1e 3y ago
My snarky take is that the whole thing is a farce and the House hasn't been more than theater (in an Article I of the Constitution sense) in quite a while.
There hasn't been any proper budgeting since Bush43. Among the unmet demands leading to McCarthy's ouster was lack of regular budgeting order.
The House has had copious resources to do investigations out the wazoo, but it's actual, Constitutional job? No' so much.
MODEST PROPOSAL: if a Congress fails to do its basic job, then none of the jackwagons sworn into that Congress (either chamber) get to run for their existing seat when next up for election. Do you Monkey Fighting job, or get some people who will.
- valar_m 3y agoWho decides if they've done their job? And what sort of objective measurements would be used to determine that?
- smitty1e 3y agoThe dozen funding bills that have been blown off since Bush43 seem a clear metric.
- skulk 3y agoThe judicial branch seems like a good candidate for this job by virtue of being a system designed to test the relationship between facts and laws. I imagine the relevant laws would have to be specified via constitutional amendment.