Biden drops a bomb......right on top of Obama

[sirs]

According to Reid & Biden, there is no such immediate mandate requirement.  And Scalia wouldn't have ruled in any way, since this isn't a function of the judiciary.  Its the function of the legislative branch

And you have absolutely no leg to stand on, in trying to proclaim what the Founders meant, with your ridiculous notions like the 2nd amendment was placed there to hunt down slaves     

[Plane]

It is the job of the Senate to follow the Constitution. It is clarely their duty to give the nominee a hearing.  Scalia would have to have ruled that way, it was clearly what the Founders meant.

Oh?

The founders definitely wanted the citizens to have strong influence on the political process.

When the people are alarmed at unified party actions , they vote in divided government.

Putting the brakes on the Obama program is a lot more popular with the public than letting the Democrats enact the full platform.

For two years President Obama had the Democratic Senate to help him, I think his choices during that time were such that divided government looked good to most people.

[Xavier_Onassis]

People do not vote for a divided government. They vote for Democrats or Republicans.
Divided government is the fucking mess that results

[sirs]

Of course they vote for a divided government, if they believe 1 party is wielding too much power

[Plane]

  In every election different sets of people stay home.

  After a hero fizzles his fans grow apathetic .
  This describes a different set every time.

   When a president has a co-operative congress he gets his program rolling , which is often enough to frighten many out of their apathy.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Each American decides how to vote and whether to vote. I do not recall any campaign in which any candidate has declared, "a vote for me is a vote for divided government that will not function."

[sirs]

Candidates don't run on any such platform, but I've heard and come across countless people who votes with the goal of stopping the other party,  that they believed was out of control

[Plane]

    http://vop.org/tag/partisan-gridlock/

Getting closer to the people is exactly what Congress needs. Studies have shown the U.S. public at large is not as polarized as Congress, and when given the facts about policy issues, the people have shown a much greater flexibility, finding common ground on solutions for the greater good. Given the stakes, a little common sense guidance from “We the People” would come in handy right about now.

The Citizen Cabinet, now up and running in three states and soon to expand to more, was created for this purpose. On a regular basis, members of the Citizen Cabinet (a scientifically-selected, representative panel of registered voters in each state) go through an online consultation exercise – called a ‘policymaking simulation’ – that simulates the process elected officials go through on a pressing issue facing the federal government.

On each issue, Citizen Cabinet members get unbiased background information reviewed and vetted by experts and congressional staff from both sides of the aisle. They hear competing policy options that are actually on the table and evaluate the strongest pro and con arguments. Then they choose which policy options they would like their members of Congress to pursue. VOP then shares the results directly with their representatives, the media and the public.

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