Why do so many claim that the "checks and balances" in our government are back now that Dems won elections?
954182
Well, they'll get their checks, and do their famous balancing acts with the stupid people who voted them in...
60859
Dont worry Curious1, most of America isnt paying attention to the lies that are pumped out by the liberals, the only ones that listen are the people who never got over the election trauma.\nThese members of society and the senate are in deep denial, fantasy land..\n\n I just love to do this:\n\n  JOHN KERRY LOST!! \n\n That statement just sent 3 democrats to visit their therapists.
801600
GASP! A question actually backed with legitimate facts!?\n\nBecause they see that the people of the US are not happy. Not all people, but their Democratic constituency. And because the Republicans are in majority, it is much easier for the Dems to just point fingers, in an attempt to regain control of the Government. It is much easier to condemn than to defend...
775028
Amen!! I really can't stand to see partisan whining from either side - they're both greedy and corrupt. Most Americans are pretty moderate, myself included, and while I'm not overly thrilled with the way the election turned out, I'm certainly willing to give the newly elected the benefit of the doubt. I won't be whining about voter fraud or any of that crap. It's over - accept it with grace, fellow Republicans. And Democrats with any amount of class will be graceful about their gains.\n\nHere's to the American people!
975146
Cause they lost. They have little control in the house and a big democrat vote this election, means big democrate trends and likelyhood of a democrat president. I'm actually a republicn, but their needs to be big changes, and I was all about a democraic vote.We've gone down hill, a change in domination of the hosue may help.
257594
I cannot see the future, but I certainly hope so. There are no check in the system and with one party rule it is not good. With checks and balances come compromise and usually good legislation. I think that the legislation of the last 6 years is proof that it is not good for America to be a one party country.
945402
Yes the Democrats winning a majority in the House of Representatives, and possibly winning the Senate majority is a clear sign that the public is quite disgruntled with many of the domestic and foreign policies of the GOP. Only deluded Republican diehard loyalists would try to spin this any other way. \n\nThe Republican Party, quite frankly, has no legitimate excuse for failing this time around. They controlled both houses of Congress, and have one of their own in the executive branch, and they had almost free reign after the 9/11 tragedy to enact legislation with little opposition. Yet with all of this going for them, they were surprisingly ineffective, and did more to serve special interest groups, in their domestic and foreign policy making, than satisfy those who were instrumental in getting them into power in the first place. \n\nWhat the election results demonstrated is that the American people, as lackadaisical as they are, will only tolerate betrayal, unresponsiveness, and empty promises for so long. Kudos to the electorate for having the gumption to call the GOP to account for their duplicity and incompetence.
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it says that our current government is doing a bad job governing the country as a whole. It's just that simple believe it or not. \n\nSometimes it gets so bad that partisanship doesn't even matter anymore and voters from other parties will vote for candidates other than their own.
703937
elections are freedom this nation always had.\n\n\nit just that to many people were sleeping the past 6 years.   I'm happy enough of them woke up
783546
Because the polls point to democratic victory...notice how many think the polls are fine today, since they indicate a slide back towards republicans?  I guess the ones that favor republicans are true, and the ones that don't are rigged.  Just like the elections...
574230
yes I've noticed this. The U.S.A. wants everything our way. Not so sure we want democracy. the present administration is more concerned with having there way than democracy...hopefully this will change when we get a few of these currently elected officials out of office the American people are gettign wise to there ways and soon maybe the U.S. will be happy to mind its own business again. at the current time it seems we havent done a very good job running our own country doesnt make much sense that we are trying to run everyone elses. Unfortuneately we have a few more years with the current president but perhaps the American people can rein him in a little there are many people in the U.S. that are not aproving of the ways things have been handled too bad we get the blame for what the government is doing.
332374
Our founding fathers created a democracy with the idea of preventing a monarchy from arising in its place. They did this by giving each citizen one vote, thus putting the people above the elected government leaders. They also made the Constitution flexible, thus allowing unforeseen situations to be dealt with permanently. They also gave us rights so that we could expose wrong doing inside our government and hold the responsible individuals accountable by using our right to vote and our legal system.Corporate greed is rewarded by Wall Street and reinforced by the U.S. Congress. Wealthy individuals have their wants and concerns are very well represented by members of Congress, but who in Congress is representing the average working American?George W. Bush's leadership as president these past five years have been a one huge disaster after another. We now have huge budget deficits that appear to be growing out of control. We have a very costly war on Iraq that is going on way too long. We have spiraling trade deficits and American corporations moving their factories and personal off shore. We have wealthy individuals paying a smaller percentage of their incomes in taxes then middle class workers, and who are using off shore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. We have a new Medicare bill that is full of corporate welfare and is costing much more than we were originally told. We had a energy deregulation scandal in California that Bush refused to stop. We had huge corporate scams that robbed shareholders, employees, and creditors of billions of dollars. And this list could go on and on.
716564
Bush Administration is totally confused after losing the election to Democrats. Confusion sometimes is contagious. I guess it has transmitted to the employees from the government. People need to elect a better administration.
703224
it is the up comming election, when the democrats find out that the nation is still voting republician.  And of course another time they can sue and claim they really won but the election was stolen from them again.\n\nBut all jokinig aside, it is just another mid term election,  the party that is in power may or may not change.  But nothing really will change,  Bush is going into the last 2 years, which is his lame duck years so little should be expected at best anyway.
1107549
The last two elections were rigged why do you think the repukes will do any different this time. We need to go back in time to paper ballots and a equal election board in every precinct to ensure free, open and honest elections. If it takes dipping my finger in ink to ensure that I do not vote twice and the dead people do not vote repuglican then that is what needs to be done.  Something is wrong with the repuke's if they do not want this type of an election. When it becomes more important that a candidate is elected then to have an election that everyone can look to as fair we have lost the American revolution and might as well give ourselves up to a dictatorship.
385086
We can only hope that the American people can see what having the current, corrupt politicians in control has done to this country...the list of wrongs is far too great to go into.  Never has this country been so divided since the civil war.  Its time people stopped voting for officials because they are a member of their party and started voting for those who will turn this country back around and get it headed in the right direction.  They are taking away the very rights our forefathers died to give us.  Come on people, be realistic here, unjustified wars, all time record high deficit, high unemployment, China basically owns this country and we're worried about abortion?  Can't you see that is just a ploy to keep your mind off the real injustices in this country?  Step outside your party and think for yourself because if you don't, you may end up being told what to think or being a victim of full birth abortion in a war in which you get drafted.
768261
i think youre talking about the checks and balances idea we have in the us. and its so one branch can't run away with power the problem is that right now with bush there is no one checking him. i heard a stat that clinton administration got 'checked' over a 1000 times by congress and the bush administration just once. some thing is wrong with that. but benefits is to keep a dictatorship from happening.