Kmarion wrote:
DBBrinson1 wrote:
Turquoise wrote:
Fuck a Congressional vote. We need a national referendum on this -- just like we need one on withdrawing from Iraq.
Referendums need to be done more often in this country.
Yea, but referendums defeat the purpose of electing representatives and the electoral college.
*edit: and back then the US would have voted to go to war with about anyone after 9-11.
It's also not very practical to have a referendum on every issue. Having people dedicated full time to studying the numerous issues has it's benefits. Shorter terms would help enforce accountability.
I totally disagree. First, our representatives spend more time taking bribes from lobbyists than studying anything.
Second, shorter terms actually are why Senators accomplish more than Representatives. Representatives spend half of their time campaigning, since they are up for election every 2 years. Longer terms with term limits would be a better approach.
Imagine how much better things would be if you could only hold 2 terms as a Senator or Representative, and if Representatives had 4 year terms instead of 2. THAT would be a better system.