At the very last minute, Congress avoided the fiscal cliff and voted for the bill worked out between the Senate and the White House. Thinking about it makes me wonder if there are changes coming.
Most of the Republicans representatives had signed a pledge written by Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform to raise no taxes. The Norquist pledge has held up fiscal legislation in the House of Representations for years, going back to the Bush administration. How can you run two wars, not raise taxes, and yet expect to balance the budget? And doesn't the pledge sworn by all Congressmen to serve the American people take precedence over Norquist's?
With the fiscal cliff avoided, with taxes raised on those earning over $400,000, the representatives have broken their pledge. It may be time to tell Norquist to take a hike.
The tragedy at Sandy Hook is finally making those in Congress wonder if it isn't time to have gun controls. The National Rifle Association has not fared well in our public opinion, especially when they suggested that the solution to the violence would be to bring guns into our classrooms. It may be time for Congress to act.
The House of Representatives tried to hold up funds for those whose lives were destroyed in New Jersey and New York during Hurricane Sandy. They were urged to do so by the uberconservative Koch Brothers. But with a huge public outcry, the Representatives are now backpedaling as fast as they can.
The Presidential election in November showed that no matter how much money the plutocrats spend, the people will be heard.
Is sanity just around the corner for the United States Congress?
Most of the Republicans representatives had signed a pledge written by Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform to raise no taxes. The Norquist pledge has held up fiscal legislation in the House of Representations for years, going back to the Bush administration. How can you run two wars, not raise taxes, and yet expect to balance the budget? And doesn't the pledge sworn by all Congressmen to serve the American people take precedence over Norquist's?
With the fiscal cliff avoided, with taxes raised on those earning over $400,000, the representatives have broken their pledge. It may be time to tell Norquist to take a hike.
The tragedy at Sandy Hook is finally making those in Congress wonder if it isn't time to have gun controls. The National Rifle Association has not fared well in our public opinion, especially when they suggested that the solution to the violence would be to bring guns into our classrooms. It may be time for Congress to act.
The House of Representatives tried to hold up funds for those whose lives were destroyed in New Jersey and New York during Hurricane Sandy. They were urged to do so by the uberconservative Koch Brothers. But with a huge public outcry, the Representatives are now backpedaling as fast as they can.
The Presidential election in November showed that no matter how much money the plutocrats spend, the people will be heard.
Is sanity just around the corner for the United States Congress?
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