That is the Supreme Court of the United States….just in case you were wondering just what the hell SCOTUS was……glad to help……
In many recent polls the president has been criticized and his popularity has been waning….reason?…..all the media attention and the political attacks by the opposition. The Legislative branch is no better off….polls have shown that their approval is in the neighborhood of 24% and that is being generous…….reason?….that is easy…they are DO NOTHING a/holes that work 3 days a week and collect millions from special interests (do not you wish you had that deal?)…….that leaves one branch of government that has a chance to be working properly….the judicial……
My bad!……the recent ruling about campaign financing has shown just how worthless this branch….something it has in common with the other two….in a report on the Daily Beast website:
Looks like the Supreme Court is about as popular as the other two branches of government: A Washington Post-ABC News Poll found that 80 percent of respondents oppose the court’s recent ruling allowing corporations and unions to spend freely on political campaigns. Opposition was bipartisan, with 85 percent of Democrats opposing and 76 percent of Republicans. Senator Chuck Schumer is in charge of the Senate’s efforts to create legislation to limit the court’s decision.
I have said in the past that the system is broken and I thanked the Legislative for that dysfunction…..but it looks like it is EVERY aspect of government that is crapping in its chili…..if all three are broken….why keep pretending everything is fine?
Just maybe some of these vocal protesters have something to say…..maybe we as a nation need to think about a revamp of our system…..personally, I think a new system needs to be tried….one that holds all people are the government not just a bunch of part-time workers that spend more time raising money for their campaigns than they do keeping our political system working…….
All these politicians are doing is making the American people disgusted and turned off of politics which is good for them for they can get the remaining lunatics to keep voting them into office even though they are doing NOTHING good for the country……
And now the Supreme Court has put a price tag on the privilege of serving as a representative of the people….I AM SO PROUD AT THIS MOMENT! The Supreme Court has proven political theorem correct: “Disproportionate wealth will give few individuals disproportionate political power”……what to do….what to do?
We have a political hat trick….three for three…..all branches of the government are failing the people……time to punt people…..find a way to make it work and work properly or try something new……which ever you prefer….JUST DO IT!
I’m not sure how much worse our system can get in the wake of the Citizen’s United decision. Can you think of a big business lobby that’s lost a fight in D.C. recently? Big banks got their bailouts with no strings attached. Health insurance companies stripped out any meaningful competition of the health insurance bills before Congress. The automobile companies managed to get their bailouts in the name of saving jobs, even though they are just using the money to survive cutting their labor force massively. And the list goes on…
I wish I could think of one….but crap I cannot….it seems that there is a new definition of corporatism in the making……(sounds like the making of a new post)
I keep on telling all and sundry that everyone who is part of the ruling elite and its govermental machinery are all the same and not to be trusted with a child’s piggy bank let alone our countries – but does anyone listen? Nah! Even the people are more concerned about protecting their meagre handouts than making things really better with a new system that works! 🙁
Agreed…..but the Supreme Court is suppose to be the impartial referee within this system….but instead they nominate those with a leaning in the direction of the ruling party…..so you are right, as usual, these dicks all have an agenda and it has little to do with what is right……
Oh, but it’s ALL ABOUT what is right… what is right for THEM!
I think that is the elitist gene showing its ugly face……
Surely not…. 😆
Interesting that the people just smile like Cheshire cat and allow all this crap to go unchallenged……