The Decline and Fall of the US Senate

[mystery-ak]

January 25, 2025
The Decline and Fall of the US Senate
By Ian MacConnell

The time I’ve spent watching Democrat senators during the ongoing confirmation hearings for President Trump’s nominees has been beyond tiresome.  How discouraging for our weary nation to witness such posturing by some of the worst people in government — especially after this past election brought such a sense of hope.  So many treacherous frauds like Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), hysterical ninnies like Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and clueless hacks who contribute nothing worthwhile like Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and so little space to list them all.

These hyper-partisan Democrat senators are fundamentally vile, destructive people.  What an embarrassment, and on live TV, no less, where the whole world can see it.  What a disgrace.  America deserves so much better.

Let’s recall that, recently, the country was treated to the spectacle of two elderly politicians — a non compos mentis, ninety-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and an obviously frail and failing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) — struggling to function in the Senate at even the most basic level, yet refusing to leave office until carried out on a gurney.

The idea of imposing term limits on our elected officials is gaining momentum.

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[libertybele]

Term limits would help, but  that is not going to keep people from voting in RINO's, nor is it going to resolve the issue that we don't have enough conservatives running.

Yes, it would have kept Mitch from continuing to wreak havoc on the party but in the same light, term limits would also oust people like Cruz, Lee, Paul and others.  So there is a trade-off and I'm not so sure that the trade off in the long run would be worth it.

Mitch will eventually get too old to function or pass away.  Rather than term limits I think age limits would be more appropriate. Once someone reaches 75, they need to finish out the year and then they are done.  They can no longer run for political office, at least at the federal level.

Just my opinion.

[mountaineer]

What? Me worry?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The 17th Amendment is overwhelmingly what hampers the Senate.

The Founders built the Senate to represent the states, which it now does not, as the state cannot remove its own Senator.

[Cyber Liberty]

The 17th Amendment is overwhelmingly what hampers the Senate.

The Founders built the Senate to represent the states, which it now does not, as the state cannot remove its own Senator.

 

[Bigun]

The 17th Amendment is overwhelmingly what hampers the Senate.

The Founders built the Senate to represent the states, which it now does not, as the state cannot remove its own Senator.