Obama blames Founding Fathers’ ‘structural’ design of Congress for gridlock

[Sdiver]

This jackwagon pisses me off to no end !!!!!!

Obama blames Founding Fathers’ ‘structural’ design of Congress for gridlock

President Obama is taking a swipe at the Founding Fathers, blaming his inability to move his agenda on the “disadvantage” of having each state represented equally in the Senate.

At a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night, Mr. Obama told a small group of wealthy supporters that there are several hurdles to keeping Democrats in control of the Senate and recapturing the House. One of those problems, he said, is the apportionment of two Senate seats to each state regardless of population.

“Obviously, the nature of the Senate means that California has the same number of Senate seats as Wyoming. That puts us at a disadvantage,” Mr. Obama said.

The Founding Fathers decided in the “Great Compromise” in 1787 to apportion House seats based on population and give each state two seats in the Senate regardless of population. The solution was a compromise between large states and small states in a dispute that nearly dissolved the Constitutional Convention.

The president also blamed “demographics” for the inability of the Democratic Party to gain more power in Congress, saying Democrats “tend to congregate a little more densely” in cities such as New York and Chicago. He said it gives Republicans disproportional clout in Congress.

“So there are some structural reasons why, despite the fact that Republican ideas are largely rejected by the public, it’s still hard for us to break through,” Mr. Obama said.

He also said Democrats suffer from the “congenital disease” of not voting in midterm elections.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ress-gridlock/

[Joker]

Yes Mr. President, they knew how to keep a despot from gaining too much power.

[PRB]

No shit Sherlock....just like every other President has had to deal with.

[ddoering]

I'd love to see his grades from Harvard. He must have been some Constitutional scholar.

[PRB]

Originally Posted by ddoering

I'd love to see his grades from Harvard. He must have been some Constitutional scholar.

He must of read about it in the newspaper.....

[mark46th]

Apparently, this buffoon of a president missed the class that explained the Checks and Balances principle of the constitution. What an effing moron.

[Trapper John]

Typical rationalization of a narcissistic, sociopath personality. Everything is about me and nothing is my fault. Sheesh, this shit is getting old!

[Sigaba]

MOO, it sounds like the president has read the Virginia Plan <<LINK>> and that he agrees with Edmund Randolph, et al..

And also, did the president actually take a swipe at the founding fathers, who debated the provisions of the proposed constitution intensely, during his remarks or was he actually being critical of the Republican Party's ongoing intransigence and the practice of political gerrymandering? <<LINK2>>

[sinjefe]

Republican ideas are so roundly rejected by the public that there are 45 of 100 senators and 234 of 435 in the house. What a tool.

[Box]

you peole are all just jealous because the POTUS is smarter than you...

plus

...you're all racists for being critical

[Sdiver]

In Barry's own words ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp8ZESkgIcg

From Feb. 2012 ..... just over TWO years ago.

[CDRODA396]

Well, then why doesn't he use his pen and cell phone and repeal the 17th Amendment to the Constitution and go back to the way our Founding Fathers intended for Senators to be chosen? That should hook him right up...

[Scimitar]

Originally Posted by Sdiver

In Barry's own words ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp8ZESkgIcg

From Feb. 2012 ..... just over TWO years ago.

Wow, this is one of the best examples I've seen of how much of a political light weight this guys is. He came at the question completely wrong, and set himself up for 3 or 4 really dumb comments.

S

[BlueYing]

Originally Posted by mark46th

Apparently, this buffoon of a president missed the class that explained the Checks and Balances principle of the constitution. What an effing moron.

Isn't that something that was touched upon all the way from grade school, through high school and into college? I remember reading something about checks and balances a few times.

Personally, I thought the founding fathers genius in their design. I'm also thankful for their design. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[MR2]

I kinda think of Obam as a floundering father...