Comments on: Eight Ideas for Reform http://pursuit-of-liberty.davidjmiller.org/2009/eight-ideas-for-reform/ Promoting and Discussing Patriotism and Liberty Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David http://pursuit-of-liberty.davidjmiller.org/2009/eight-ideas-for-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-14109 David Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:26:00 +0000 http://www.Pursuit-of-Liberty.com/?p=2674#comment-14109 One of the things that I have learned to dread the most is an efficient Congress, meaning a congress that passes legislation efficiently - without fail that legislation is destructive in the long run. (Patriot Act, TARP, ARRA - to name a few) I'm also very surprised at the very idea that companies would compete in the market - that's just not an efficient way to make money anymore ;-) One of the things that I have learned to dread the most is an efficient Congress, meaning a congress that passes legislation efficiently – without fail that legislation is destructive in the long run. (Patriot Act, TARP, ARRA – to name a few)

I’m also very surprised at the very idea that companies would compete in the market – that’s just not an efficient way to make money anymore ;-)

]]> By: Reach Upward http://pursuit-of-liberty.davidjmiller.org/2009/eight-ideas-for-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-14107 Reach Upward Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:23:08 +0000 http://www.Pursuit-of-Liberty.com/?p=2674#comment-14107 Nice analysis. I hadn't thought of expanding the Senate either. On the one hand, I really hate the idea of adding more members of the elite ruling class. On the other hand, I like the idea of each state being able to vote on a senator every two years. Hopefully it would make achieving agreement much more difficult. A lot of people are tired of the political bickering that happens in Washington. They claim to want a federal legislature that works smoothly. I'd rather have a federal legislature that is continuously in an uproar and where agreement on most issues is extremely difficult to achieve. Maybe increasing the Senate by a half would aid in that. Of course, increasing the House quite a bit would be tremendously valuable. If we couldn't get campaign contributions to be limited to actual constituents, at least having more representatives in the House would make lobbying a far more expensive affair. Maybe big business would even conclude that it's cheaper and more effective to really compete in the market than to lobby Congress. Nice analysis. I hadn’t thought of expanding the Senate either. On the one hand, I really hate the idea of adding more members of the elite ruling class. On the other hand, I like the idea of each state being able to vote on a senator every two years. Hopefully it would make achieving agreement much more difficult.

A lot of people are tired of the political bickering that happens in Washington. They claim to want a federal legislature that works smoothly. I’d rather have a federal legislature that is continuously in an uproar and where agreement on most issues is extremely difficult to achieve. Maybe increasing the Senate by a half would aid in that.

Of course, increasing the House quite a bit would be tremendously valuable. If we couldn’t get campaign contributions to be limited to actual constituents, at least having more representatives in the House would make lobbying a far more expensive affair. Maybe big business would even conclude that it’s cheaper and more effective to really compete in the market than to lobby Congress.

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