Leeches are Gross

                I came to a realization yesterday (actually a long time ago, but reaffirmed yesterday) that there is no way of righting the ship within the current system.  Both parties are incapable of correcting the errors in governance because they are the ones who erred in the first place.  They created the problems they are now fighting to correct.  One might surmise that they create problems so when reelection comes around they have something to campaign on.  The tenure of United States Senators and Representatives has changed drastically since the inception of Congress.  There are more and more Senators who are pushing the limits of how long someone should occupy a position.  It is inevitable that corruption and deceit would seep into a person’s being after having to wade through it for 42 years.

                That corruption is evident in the press conferences when hypocrisy floods the airwaves and people take it for gospel.  Nancy Pelosi rants about the tragedy that will befall America if Obamacare is repealed and replaced; omitting that she was never subject to the law that she champions.  Hillary Clinton preached to the masses about the struggles of the middle class.  When has she ever lived in poverty or the middle class?  How does she have any idea about their struggles?  Bernie Sanders constantly regurgitates the same sour grapes about the wealthy one percent and then buys a $600,000 lake house in Vermont.  The climate Gestapo wants to beat you down about driving a V8 and enjoying affordable power thanks to coal.  All the while, they hop around the globe on private jets and trash public property with their “environmental awareness” demonstrations.  Blatant hypocrisy is the new norm and nobody gets held accountable (unless you are Donald Trump).

                Republicans have complete control of the Legislative and the Executive, but still can’t seem to make any progress.  That tells me that they lack the capability, the fortitude or they aren’t actually trying to make any progress.  They capitulated on the omnibus spending bill and got an increase in Defense spending to show for it.  They passed the AHCA bill through the House and started celebrating while the Democrats hit the media outlets to influence the American people on how bad this deal is going to be.  The Republicans should be pushing the agenda through like a Ford assembly line, yet are dragging their feet on issues due to a petulant Democratic caucus.  The Democrats are utilizing the ineptitude of the Republicans to bolster their base (who use the momentum to protest and further alienate themselves from the other party) and the Republican base is left feeling dejected.  The only people who win in these situations are the politicians.  They still get paid even when they repeatedly fail their constituency and they get reelected because they have the power and money to crush most opposition.  If things get to competitive in their districts they will simply redraw the district lines to suit their needs.

                To truly revamp the system and end Washington corruption, drastic measures are necessary.  The current ruling class must be tossed out all at once and new blood must be pumped into the system.  You can’t get rid of a cancer by only excising part of it.  The remnants will infect the new cells and the cancer will spread.  You must remove the whole tumor in one operation.  People will argue “If nobody knows how to run the government then how will anything get done”?  How did the Founding Fathers create the great American Experiment?  They were wealthy, prominent in society and highly intelligent, but they weren’t people who had spent 30+ years in politics.  However, I do understand that such measures are unrealistic in today’s society.  However, we can push for greater accountability from those who are there. 

We don’t “need” career politicians; we have just gotten used to them.  What we need is fresh and innovative ideas at regular intervals to keep the Republic operating at peak efficiency.  Not musty, old and tired policies from decades past.  We need to hold these people accountable to the will of the people that put them there.  They are merely a suited-up mouthpiece to project the desires of their constituents.  Their personal feelings and beliefs are inconsequential when it comes to the passage of laws.  If they vote contrary to what the people want then a recall election needs to happen to put someone in the seat who will listen.  Enough with accepting the excuses and hypocrisy of the Washington elite. 

Every Senator and Representative should be changed out after 8 years, regardless of the quality of their work, with 4 year.  You get in, get the job done and then go home.  You get two terms, just like the President.  This helps prevent the implementation of unfavorable Presidential agendas from the previous administration.  The President leaves office and takes his Congress with him.  I imagine the only people who would be against this particular method would be the Congressional leeches and the lobbyists.  Those who actually put America first would be onboard and walk away after 8 years with their head held high.  Being a Congressman should be a public service, not a career.