Some stuff should just be left to the states

You can't really be too selective on the core issues. Particularly when the parties are so uniform.

Agreed. Most stuff, in fact.

the problem with this is when nothing is consistent

ie gun laws

People willl always make that complaint though.

my biggest gripe with gun laws is that they have little consistency between states

It's a way of imposing will.

Yeah, but would you want your laws dictated by someone really far away with very different values than you?

Like i mentioned previously regarding the environment, i think the government should provide basic standards at the least

Congress is elected the way it is for a reason

they might be more detached than our state reps/senators, etc. but the voters put them there

the issue is bureaucracy

its massive

Agreed.

and alot of it is red tape

But the reps and senators are a big mixed bag too.

And they can get rather creative.

oh i know

we need better ways to hold them acocuntable

Like Beto "I support the 2nd amendment" O'Rouke who signed onto that semi-auto ban that passed around Congress recently.

with the internet it should be easier

I don't think that's really how it works though.

The final option of holding acocuntability is a gun to the back of your head

I mean, you get two choices.

Some people think it's an issue of 2 parties.

Semi-auto ie EVERYTHING

As long as you have that option.

i mean its a whole host of issues really

Heres the thing, dems treat anyone right of mao like shit nowadays

Yep. That's why it's so disingenuous when his shills go around Reddit saying he supports gun rights.

Obvious lie. But I doubt he's the only one.

And I doubt the paid activists are that honest either.

And they have all the time in the world to manipulate social media.

I do think that the Dems have sane people among them but they are to small to make a difference

or scared

So the internet doesn't necessarily help

It's more an issue of logistics.

fair

Suppose you're the key vote on an important issue to the Democrat donor class (guns being the big one now).

The party threatens to pull your support and starts building challengers.