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There's actually a strong argument that the current congressional gridlock is due to representatives / senators flying into Washington Monday morning and flying
by bpodgursky 12y ago
There's actually a strong argument that the current congressional gridlock is due to representatives / senators flying into Washington Monday morning and flying back home thursday night, leaving very little time for casual conversations or backroom negotiations (which are vital to actually getting anything passed, as dirty as it sounds)
The original pattern setup might have been better, where congressmen moved to Washington for 4-6 months a year along with their families, because there was no other option. But it's harder now to do that with working spouses, and also because they would be eviscerated by challengers locally as being permanent Washington elitists.
- shit_parade2 12y agoEvery member of congress fund raise every day, sometimes going to multiple fundraising events in a single day. Congress is bought and paid, believing otherwise is to ignore the obvious.
- bpodgursky 12y agoHow is this relevant?
- shit_parade2 12y agoBecause your explanation is nonsense. Congress has enough time to fundraise, they have plenty of time to legislate and they do legislate extensively and almost exclusively in the interest of those who give them money. It has nothing to do with partisan gridlock, that's a complete sideshow circus, notice how large companies routinely get their special interest laws passed no matter what side of the aisle is in charge.
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