vernon

i think parties should be outlawed and have a strict term limit on congress.if that cant be worked out then we should do away with the 17th amendment

John Deere

We'd be better off if there weren't any political parties. We would also be better off with term limits on congress. WE'D BE ALOT BETTER OFF IF THE SUPREME COURT HAD TERM LIMITS OR IF THE PEOPLE COULD VOTE THEM OUT EVERY 4 YEARS!

mmccarty12 Loc: Zionsville, Indiana

As long as you have two or more groups of people with differences of opinions on any singular topic you will have political parties. There is no way around this.

Well, since the people vote the representatives into office, only the people can vote them out. That should be what limits terms, but as long as there is a politician who can convince the people s/he is working to further their interests s/he will continue to be elected. Gerrymandering does not help the cause. If there is no chance for someone from the opposition party to get elected in a certain area, there is no need for spending money in that particular area regardless of the veracity or integrity of the message you put forth. I am all for term limits myself because I do not think politics should be a career, but something like jury duty. Everyone can be called to do it, no one wants to be there, everyone wants to get it over with as soon as possible and everyone hopes they will never be called again. Politicians like the power. If WE, the people, revoke that power, then there will be no long running politicians. We can only do that through voting our consciences not along party affiliations. Unfortunately, that will never happen. Many people think they are one and the same, but they are not. Others vote the same way year after year because they refuse to listen to the message of the "opposition" for the sole reason that it is the opposition. Too many people are unwilling to listen to the other side for the most petty reason of all, they MAY NOT believe 100% as we do.

As the members of the Supreme Court are appointed for life, mainly because the average lifespan during that time was not close to what it is today, it was not considered an issue. That is something even I can agree the Founding Fathers were rather short-sighted on. As they are selected as Candidates by the President and Approved upon by the Senate, that part of the system is fine, in my book. But, yes, we need to have term limits on SCOTUS.

John Deere

The problem I have with political parties is that when a good candidate gets sent to Washington DC, republican or democrat, the established congress persons get with this candidate and TELL them how things are really going to work in DC. If the candidate doesn't adhere to the party line, they will end up as a one termer. This seems to affect the democrats more than the republicans, but there are some hard core RINOs in DC.

Molly

I probably already am...

I kid I kid...

You make my point beautifully.... it hasn't started yet. This is the first year and my rates, for the first time in 8 years, hasn't changed. My prescription costs have gone WAY down. See... it hasn't started and just because rates were posted a few days ago doesn't mean everything has started and is up and running and we have ACTUAL results. See how that works? How it must start for people to see one way or the other? And that's just for the parts that haven't fully gone into effect.. the ones that have have been a huge benefit to me already.

Molly

Please hit me upside the head with that Bible you want to pick pieces out of while you blatantly ignore others. Hypocrite.. just like so many Republicans these days.

mmccarty12 Loc: Zionsville, Indiana

For every story like yours with positive, in your view, outcomes, there is a tale that tells the opposite story. Just because you have a positive experience does not mean all have or will.

John Deere

Why do you keep thinking it's OK for some people to have a 1 year grace period to prepare and others don't get that? Why do you think it's OK for government employees to keep their Cadillac insurance while everyone else is forced to take Obama care. Even Obama isn't going to use his very own health care law. And what about the death panels? Obama himself said that health care should be denied to people after they reach a certain age. You keep ignoring this.