"Leon" wrote in message
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"HeyBub" wrote in message

Well ... we can dream.

The problem is not the Congress, it's the voters who elected the members.
An approval rating of 23% really says "I don't like 80% of me!" ('Does
this dress make me look fat?')

We don't get the Congress we deserve - we get the Congress we elect.


The problem is "who" gets to vote, and the fact that congress does not
have to get a majority of the registered voters vote.

Elected officials should not win because they simply got a majority of the
vote, they shoud get a majority of the registered voters vote. For
example if there are 10 registered voters, only 3 show up to vote, and all
3 vote for candidate "A", that is not good enough. Candidate "A" must get
6 or more votes to win.

Not voting is a vote that the candidates are not wanted and should be cast
aside.


You file a ballot and you vote a blank for that person.

Enough blanks and the candidate may start to wonder. Even more important,
enough blanks and citizens may run against an incumbent thinking they can be
defeated.

IMHO you should always file a ballot, blank them all if you want, but file a
ballot.

Also, people need to educate themselves more about what is going on. I saw
a bumper sticker that read: "Pay more attention or pay more taxes"

Larry C