Why can’t we fire Congress and start over?
1) We don't have a proceedure outlined in either the Constitution or other Federal law to enact such a recall election. Only Congress could enact such a law and (big suprise) they aren't keen to do so. 2) Even if we did, given the way that districts have been drawn over the last few decades, it i…
The Short Answer
1) We don't have a proceedure outlined in either the Constitution or other Federal law to enact such a recall election. Only Congress could enact such a law and (big suprise) they aren't keen to do so. 2) Even if we did, given the way that districts have been drawn over the last few decades, it is HIGHLY likely that we would get the exact same types of people in Congress as we have now. No one in Congress is there by divine right – we elected many of them as little as 1 year ago (all of the House and 1/3 of the Senate). 3) What they are doing now, however upsetting, is their exact job. They are fighting to pass the types of laws that their electorate wants passed (and not passing those they disagree with). The greater issue is that we as a population do not have a unified way forward; Congress will always represent the thoughts of the nation as a whole. *Edit: Spelling
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Key Concepts: Congress, enact, exact
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