Thomas Jefferson wrote, "for democracy to survive, great change must take place every 20 years. Change not for change sake, but change for the advancement of society." If our House of Representatives is to regain its status of a democratic body, the members of the incoming 110th Congress must be willing to change for the preservation of republican ideals that embody this great experiment we call the United States of America.
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Only in the United States House of Representatives can individuals be sheltered from the abuses of power. For the past twelve years, the scandalous nature of our lower house in the legislative branch leaves many scratching their heads to what is happening to the ethical and moral standards of our nation's leaders.
The House of Representatives under Speakers Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert has become the ulitmate "Animal House." Members from both parties lack a moral and ethical decency and are free to line their pockets with dirty money (Newt Gingrich, Tom Delay and Bob Ney), drink until all hours of the night and crash into capital berricades (Patrick Kennedy), degrade people's sexual orientation (Dick Armey), and now soliticit inappropriate contact with minors (Mark Foley). The escape from justice is resignation and/or rehab, two protections most Americans do not receive when committing acts of crime, corrpution, and perversion.
The lower house of Congress has become an American Disgrace. The trust people embolden in their leaders is no longer existant. The crime, corruption, and perverese nature of the House of Representatives leads me to ask if our major political parties turn a death ear to scandalous acts for the pursuit of power.
Whomever is in control of the House of Representatives come January, 2007, I urge them to elect new leadership. Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, and Nancy Pelosi, despite their political differences, are all tied to this culture of corruption that surrounds the House of Representatives. None have the will power to reform the House in a meaningful manner and will only prove to extend the status quo.
Thomas Jefferson wrote, "for democracy to survive, great change must take place every 20 years. Change not for change sake, but change for the advancement of society." If our House of Representatives is to regain its status of a democratic body, the members of the incoming 110th Congress must be willing to change for the preservation of republican ideals that embody this great experiment we call the United States of America.