What's the problem with having a People's House that realizes that it's completely subservient to the House of Lords? Among other things, some good people no longer want to stay there--possibly including progressive Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-12), who is contemplating a run for CA Attorney General instead. From Robert Cruickshank at Calitics:
Aided by reports Speier was unhappy being just one of 435 in a Congress that cannot act thanks to the total incompetence of the Senate, Speier has been getting a lot of pressure from folks to consider running for governor. But as Matier and Ross report, she may instead come back to California to join the crowded Attorney General field.
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Still, from the perspective of a progressive California Democrat, it's hard to see this as a positive development. The AG field is crowded enough, so to see one of our potentially best statewide candidates jump into that race while leaving Jerry Brown unchallenged as he sleepwalks his way into the general election is not exactly a welcome outcome.
The real shame is that Congress is becoming a place that turns good people off. Speier would be an ideal primary challenger to Dianne Feinstein in 2012.
Ain't that the truth. When America gets held hostage by a House of Lords that's out of touch with the rest of the country, it's not just the voters that get turned off.