@the Steward would you call those "continuing resolutions" budgets?

Nope. actual budgets.

@Rekkedge the senate had like 3 years of house bills to process when potus got in....it wasn't necessary for the house to pass new ones to pile on more.... No important legislation has been in the house in a few years....just b.s.

budgetary items have been passed.

I think the whole way Congress - House & Senate - work now is just wrong.

represtenting themselves not WE people.

It is wrong. Started in earnest in 1913, when the de jure Congress was no longer seated. Instead, they seated similar positions in the 'corporate' government (a de facto government).

Many members in the House, for example, remain in there for years unchallenged and if challenged, don't even need to campaign because it's as though they're auto-re-elected

The permanent political class that the founding fathers were afraid of.

that's the effective start after 1871 started the elimination from original jurisdiction to corporate pawns.

The thing about some sort of term limits seems to be forer a dead issue because it would have to be the Congress voting to limit themselves...right?

A convention of States could accomplish term limits, but there is still a Congressional aspect to it, I believe.

congress can write a rule and call for a convention of states...so can the states on their own.

Congress cannot obstruct, but they do certify the convention. Anything they touch turns to poo.

I don't agree that a new law is the solution. people should be able to vote for who they like.... But people do need to understand service was never meant to be a career.

Article V of the Constitution covers amendments to the Constitution, both methods.

yup

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Hey @KLATU you just entered the Convention of States

LOL

I sure could use some lessons on it !

Art V, Constitution covers both methods of changes to Const'n. Would probably have to read it a few times to get the gist.

Rather straight forward and made simiple...but a difficult objective to achieve on purpose.

Purposely made the Convention of States process time-consuming and laborious, yet look what 'Congress' has done to destroy the original intent of the Const'n.

My view....I loved Mark Levin's book on this topic but I do not agree we need a convention to write more amendments. What we need to do is abide by what we have.

agree ..the We need to get back and learn the authority We have and how to use it.

I believe we need to get rid of all amendments after 1871 and make changes in accord with the most troublesome problems with an overbearing government that we have experienced, using the simplest possible language.

The thing for me is until or unless there ever is term limits via amendment - voting them otu and replacing them is the only effective way of replacing them. BUT, they seem un-replaceable

WE/You can remove your rep for illegal activity, hold them accountable at the local level.

Obviously passing laws doesn't affect our legislatures bad behavior. another law will not help.

I am Hoping for God's intervention in 2020, to befuddle and eliminate the enemy. We do not have the means shy of the Second Amendment, and resorting to natural law, as stated in the Declaration of Independence.

Agree, removing them is necessary, though fraught with personal dangers.

The people are using legal or lawful tools, the government is NOT.

Well, Pelosi or Waters or even some of the new gang of 4 (read Omar) are criminals and they're bullet-proof / remove proof. Omar will not be removed, not AOC or Tahlib

CHeese grated, Ron?

Some whack job will put the hit on them, and right wingers will be blamed

It only takes a small of group of people in each voting district to remove a rep for violations of oath. Actually only (1) but the more people who understand their authority the better to catch on across the country to re-educate the masses.

These people are stupid and as far as I am concerned when 2020 has come and gone, AOC, Talib and Omar should be voted out of office or better yet indicted for fraud

@Rekkedge only takes (1) person in AOC's district to bring charges of illegal activity...in her case fraud.

When a People have not been involved in their government, they lack the familiarity with the proper avenues to address the most basic issues.

Us being outside her district would have to rely on the house to sanction her...oh yeah that works.😡