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H2O Man

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23. That it should.

Mon Jul 23, 2018, 10:04 AM

Jul 2018

The number of members, and the length of terms, indicate that the House is distinct from the Senate in many ways. Yet, just as it has the potential to exercise its power to represent the people, we witness its having the same potential for abuse of that power. It's high time that the people exercise their power over those who abuse that power, and that includes confronting those non-government entities that capitalize on the abuse.

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Reestablishing Democracy [View all] H2O Man Jul 2018 OP

Bravo - really well stated. Certainly the wide cultural variety of regions of our country - NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #1

Right. H2O Man Jul 2018 #9

I read that article earlier today and your thoughts mirror exactly what I was thinking. jaysunb Jul 2018 #2

Thanks, jaysunb! H2O Man Jul 2018 #10

The Democratic Party does move in cycles. kentuck Jul 2018 #3

Ha! H2O Man Jul 2018 #11

Somehow I have always felt that the House of Representatives should always be Democratic... kentuck Jul 2018 #22

That it should. H2O Man Jul 2018 #23

we all gotta live together dweller Jul 2018 #4

Right. H2O Man Jul 2018 #13

Thank H20 Man. CentralMass Jul 2018 #5

Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2018 #14

We'll have to get big money out of politics first. sandensea Jul 2018 #6

Well said. H2O Man Jul 2018 #15

They indeed really can't serve both sandensea Jul 2018 #17

Well said. H2O Man Jul 2018 #18

Why people even think we have a ''Democracy" now is beyond comprehension. YOHABLO Jul 2018 #7

Definitely. H2O Man Jul 2018 #16

I'm a bit troubled by this BNC deal. PatrickforO Jul 2018 #8

Very interesting. H2O Man Jul 2018 #19

point I've been making bigtree Jul 2018 #12

I've been reading H2O Man Jul 2018 #20

Jesse's run was an inspiration for me bigtree Jul 2018 #21

"Keep Hope Alive!" H2O Man Jul 2018 #24

KnR! Hekate Jul 2018 #25

Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2018 #27

Again.....when H20 Man speaks, I listen. democrank Jul 2018 #26

A quilt! H2O Man Jul 2018 #28