Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.
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Congress was designed by the Founding Fathers to move slowly, precisely to avoid the sudden panic of a one-week solution that becomes a 20-year mess.
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.
In this constantly evolving world, Congress must be a good steward of policy to ensure our laws at least keep pace.
Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men.
Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.
The Congress plays a central role in our constitutional structure.
The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.
I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.
Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure communities, secure economies, and a secure quality of life.
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