"In any event, as millions of voters exercise their privilege across the USA today, it is very, very unlikely that the replacement of a Democratic majority in the Senate with a Republican one, and the strengthening of the Republican majority in the House is going to signify much in the grand scheme of things. The federal government will continue its deficit spending, the banks will continue to loan out credit money they create ex nihilo, Wall Street will continue to dictate policy to Washington, the U.S. military will continue to intervene in the affairs of sovereign nations around the world, and the flow of diverse and semicivilized immigrants will continue unabated."Well, the Republicans have earned the title of "Democrat-Lites" in the past. But they have lived through the hell of 6 years of Leftist intransigence. It's not guaranteed that their experience there will help them develop the character which is needed to actually turn the nation around. Again in the past, they have not been able to stop the train, much less turn it around.
One thing would help: eliminate most of the House and Senate rules, and that includes the dictatorial powers of the Majority Leaders in both houses. And of course, that won't happen.
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I gotta go with Vox on this, though for likely different reasons. I'm old enough to remember Gingrich's over-hyped "Republican Revolution". Remember how much government changed after it passed? Yeah, neither do I.
And what happened to the Republican gains of 2010? Swept away two years later.
Historically, the president's party generally fares poorly in mid-terms. If Reps have any hopes of cementing their gains this time 'round, they better start looking for a viable presidential candidate right quick.
I remember when Dave Packard, of Hewlett-Packard became Secretary of Defense. Packard was the second richest billionaire in the world at the time, based on his success in developing business through selecting good managers. He thought he could change the corruption in the military-industrial complex from his new top-down position.
He was soundly defeated, mostly by the sheer size and entrenched networks of corruption.
Some things must be eliminated entirely, like the IRS. There is no other way to reform them. And that applies to both political parties. It is outrageous that one must choose a party in order to vote in primaries, for example.
I still think that it will take something on the order of a revolution to eliminate the false legal precedents and "stare decisus" imposition of unconstitutional law on the nation.
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