The Many Ways We Screw Ourselves.

       Ya know, I've spent a lot of time finding fault with Trump. I still think he was a horrible choice for the White House, but now, I've come to understand the importance of Congress and the members that make up our representation in government. Its time to take a good hard look at the people who sit in the House or Senate and who decide what legislation should or should not become law.
       Its too bad they have that right. Far too many Congressional Representatives and Senators are unfit to hold office. How in the world do some of these people get elected? I realize there are different ways of thinking. And I don't agree with some, and for some unfathomable reason they don't see eye to eye with me. But lets face it, only a complete moron would vote for some of these morons. I suppose that's why some of these folks get elected.
       But some of these otherwise sane and conscientious representatives of the people of their district or state won't do the right thing. Like realistic gun legislation, like gerrymandering of legislative districts. I know those people know its wrong, but they won't vote to change things. A large part of the problem is the money, but there's also the power that goes to the majority.
       Shouldn't we strengthen our resolve against interference in our elections and governance rather than a wall. If we put more emphasis on controlling access by lobbyists, wouldn't that be a good idea? If we required legislative districts be drawn by independent committees not appointed by state legislatures, but only approved by those legislatures. And we need to get the big money out of politics. Especially if it comes from outside America.
       Some people say we shouldn't complain if other countries meddle in our politics because we certainly have done the same and worse to other countries. Well, think about it. Where we've done our meddling, those countries are still  struggling to clean up the mess we caused. We need to straighten out our own mess before we start any new troubles.