the bama doesn't like the 'structure' of congress-meaning he can't force the complete socialists agenda on us. (see thai military coup)
President Obama is taking a swipe at the Founding Fathers, blaming his inability to move his agenda on the “disadvantage” of having each state represented equally in the Senate.
At a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night, Mr. Obama told a small group of wealthy supporters that there are several hurdles to keeping Democrats in control of the Senate and recapturing the House. One of those problems, he said, is the apportionment of two Senate seats to each state regardless of population.
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“Obviously, the nature of the Senate means that California
has the same number of Senate seats as Wyoming. That puts us at a disadvantage,” Mr. Obama said.
The Founding Fathers decided in the “Great Compromise” in 1787 to apportion House seats based on population and give each state two seats in the Senate regardless of population. The solution was a compromise between large states and small states in a dispute that nearly dissolved the Constitutional Convention.
The president also blamed “demographics” for the inability of the Democratic Party to gain more power in Congress, saying Democrats “tend to congregate a little more densely” in cities such as New York and Chicago. He said it gives Republicans disproportional clout in Congress.
“So there are some structural reasons why, despite the fact that Republican ideas are largely rejected by the public, it’s still hard for us to break through,” Mr. Obama said.
He also said Democrats suffer from the “congenital disease” of not voting in midterm elections.
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Are you still waiting to see Obama's birth certificate?
I found Obama's missing birth certificate!
http://www.barack-obama-photos.com/Obama-Birth-Certificate-Photos.html
our forefathers embraced most hypocritically the golden rule. which is not for everyone. slavery is okay. let me see... the poor white man, [much less anyone else], knew their en slavers were our forefathers, -- not the British, the American rich men, who created a voting nation of rich men only. and owning land wasn't enuf; you had to have enuf of it.
the Continental Congress escaped to meet in a secret location, so that, as they had promised to do, they could avoid and not be fair to the unpaid soldiers. seriously everyone. agree with obama on this one. on the other hand, yes, our founding fathers, and us, right now, can get money out of politics. it is easy. the will to do so hasn't been there adequately. we should be out protesting this. ...except it is the end of the world and all.
A bad workman always blames his tools for a botch up....Obama is totally unreliable, even if they made him a dictator, and congress was dissolved...
Yes, the Brtish Empire viewed people like George Washington as terrorists......It just goes to show how far modern Amerika has gravitated into becoming a carbon copy of empire...Having Obama in the presidency is just as insane as the Romans suffering Emperor Caligula......who also spent much time ridiculing Rome's senate....Indeed, he was so dissatisfied by them, he appointed his HORSE a Consul of Rome, to improve the quality of work..
like caligula bama hates the country that provided him just about everything he could could want-except bama wants to be a real dictator
Those founding fathers are some pesky critters.
they didn't know what they were talking about
Homeland Security labeled the U.S. founding fathers as "terrorists." This will be the new label designated to anyone who won't drink either Coke (Republicans) or Pepsi (Democrats), and prefer water instead.
to the crown at the time they were terrorists of a sort-