As I watch the proceedings of the HOuse on cspan, it is clear that the majority is the biggest

[mfcorey1]

gathering of nitwits ever assembled in the name of government. it is sad.

[Thinkingabout]

1. We pay them nicely for obstructing.

[Brigid]

11. And we pay for their Cadillac health plans too . . .

While they try to stop us from setting up plans for ourselves. That's too good for the rest of us, right?

[Flashmann]

15. We pay them nicely for obstructing.

No......We pay them nicely to represent Americas best interests,for the greater,common good.....Billionaires and special interests pay them MUCH MORE nicely to obstruct....

[benld74]

2. How about the nitwits that voted them into office?

[Laurian]

3. Isn't it Texas that's against teaching critical thinking?

They're working to perpetuate the status quo.

[madrchsod]

4. the worse in my 66 yrs on earth.....

i was born in jan of 47! that was the year of the 'do nothing congress'

[jody]

5. Agree but how can any Congress authorize and appropriate funds for We the People when we are so

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divided and polarized over so many issues?

Have we become too large for Lincoln's dream of a people's government and MLK's "I Have A Dream"?

Heaven help me if the answer is "YES" because that would be a nightmare come true.

[PETRUS]

6. Maybe I misunderstand

http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-it-could-happen-part-four-crossing.html

[jody]

13. PETRUS many thanks! I'm not sure I needed that but thanks for a scary preview of a future. nt

[PETRUS]

14. It held my attention.

I don't really know what to think of it, but I hope you were amused at least.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. I think you mean to say yes to the question would be a nightmare. Have we become to large?

god, I hope not.

[jody]

9. Tuesday Afternoon mea culpa and many thanks for catching my obvious error. Related to the question

the meaning of our Constitution's statement "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government"?

Many who've written on that topic suggest that 200k is about the upper limit on size of a republic.

Don't know the answer but I've studied violent crime rates as a function of metro population and it goes up as metro population increases.

Perhaps one way to reduce violent crime is prohibit metro populations over 25k or so?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. interesting theory you propose there. will think on it. there is a thing called "mass hysteria"

people tend to lose their individuality and perhaps with this goes the feeling of having to take responsibility for their actions/non-actions.

[TeamPooka]

8. too large no. But some are hanging on to stupid tightly.... nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Yep. My nitwit congress rep just posted on his Facebook page

that he was about to be interviewed on CNBC about the fiscal cliff.

Like he's some kind of expert. PLEEEASE!!

He's an expert in swimming nude in the Sea of Galilee. That's about the extent of his expertise.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

16. I don't like the balance of powers, to be honest...

The executive branch should wield at least 75% of the authority.