The massive push by allies of Donald Trump to make sure that his Cabinet nominees get rubber-stamped by Republican senators is starting to rankle some lawmakers who are growing weary of being bullied.According to a report from Politico, while Republicans are showing a united front in allowing the pr...
Horrible idea. You’d never know who needs to be voted out.
No. That’s a lie you’ve been fed to support it. This change has done significantly more harm than good. It’s exactly what’s led to our situation of extremes. With anonymous voting, no one can get paid for their vote. This is so much better than you preventing them from voting their conscience by requiring proof.
“Did you vote to take away my rights?”
sing-songy voice “I’m not telling!”
You think that’d be an improvement?
The US house of representatives has 435 members. If you think half of those representatives would anonymously vote to take away your rights, you already have zero faith in humanity. Why do you think knowing how they voted would then change anything at the national population level?
The real problem is, we don’t focus on critical thinking enough in our school system.
And if you still have a problem with it, there are two houses in our congress. Keep your “accountability” in the senate, where it’s easier to monitor.