[GeneT45]

99% of them had the last name 'Pelosi'...

They are the government, so clearly there is no will to do anything about it. The same cretins are re-elected (perhaps because the single, viable, alternate option is even more despicable.

If we, the electorate, are not prepared to oust those that are clearly thieves and liars, than we shall receive that which we deserve.

[throwaway14356]

> because the single, viable, alternate option is even more despicable

these 2 lies continue to crack me up.

Lets look at it from the other perspective. There are people trying to provide alternative options. They are not winning because you are not voting for them. There is no excuse, there is no one to point to, it is your vote and you cast it. What others do should have no influence.

If all the voters really cant make their own decisions, if they really cant think for themselves: Then you would provide a major example by doing your own thinking and making your own choices. They would all follow like the sheep they are portrayed as by these lies.

if non of that makes sense, maybe those ignorant enough to provide alternative options deserve your support in their futile effort? it seems the honorable thing to do

[pstuart]

> They found that 81 Democrats & 101 Republicans filed up to 3,700 trades and $100M in possible volume

Corruption should be a non-partisan concern.

But that's not the real corruption -- legalized bribery, I mean campaign contributions is the problem and will never be solved until we can collectively agree on how to do it. Which means never, unfortunately.

These are all solvable problems but not if we are squabbling amongst ourselves.

[landemva]

It wasn't such a big problem until two changes:

- direct election of Senators basically eliminated them being recalled and fired; and

- capped growth of House of Representatives with population growth.

[pstuart]

Some would say that the Senate itself is a problem in that it skews representation.

That also ignores my point about campaign financing. It's legalized bribery.

[maerF0x0]

> Which means never, unfortunately.

With that attitude you're correct

[pstuart]

Your comment reads as a personal attack. I remain hopeful enough to consider the possibility.

I see such a divide in politics today that make me worry that "democracy" itself here is doomed. And attempts at dialog here in HN never bear fruit.

We have on record one party proclaiming that their primary goal is to let the other party succeed, e.g., party over country.

Just that comment alone will bring out the voiceless downvotes that are personally offended by it and refuse to discuss the details in a non-partisan manner.

I'd love to be proven wrong here, but I'm going with past experience and it's not encouraging.

[maerF0x0]

I'm simply pointing out the net effect of the resolution/learned helplessness of seeing the situation as "Never" going to be resolved.