Comments on: Congressional Competition: Gone with the Wind? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/congressional_competition_gone_with_the_wind/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: McGehee http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/congressional_competition_gone_with_the_wind/comment-page-1/#comment-76712 McGehee Sat, 18 Mar 2006 15:59:27 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/03/congressional_competition_gone_with_the_wind/#comment-76712 <blockquote>But please, when are they going to learn how to govern?</blockquote> "How to govern" depends on what you want from the government. Our system was designed to prevent efficiency because the Founding Fathers judged that an efficient government was generally a tyrannical government. An inefficient government was a good thing when all it was allowed to do was wield the enumerated powers explicitly listed in the Constitution. But now that we actually get "goodies" from the government, inefficiency gets in the way. Which is precisely how the Founding Fathers wanted it.

But please, when are they going to learn how to govern?

"How to govern" depends on what you want from the government. Our system was designed to prevent efficiency because the Founding Fathers judged that an efficient government was generally a tyrannical government.

An inefficient government was a good thing when all it was allowed to do was wield the enumerated powers explicitly listed in the Constitution.

But now that we actually get "goodies" from the government, inefficiency gets in the way.

Which is precisely how the Founding Fathers wanted it.

]]> By: MrGone http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/congressional_competition_gone_with_the_wind/comment-page-1/#comment-76683 MrGone Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/03/congressional_competition_gone_with_the_wind/#comment-76683 You know, in spite of what you may think, I am not a die hard Democrat. I don't even mind if the Republicans run the show forever. But please, when are they going to learn how to govern? I don't think the country can take much more of this. You know, in spite of what you may think, I am not a die hard Democrat. I don't even mind if the Republicans run the show forever. But please, when are they going to learn how to govern? I don't think the country can take much more of this.

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