The Obvious Advocate - A Functional Government

I don’t believe there are many Americans that believe our government is working properly, if at all. Why? It’s pretty obvious:

When Obama was elected, Mitch McConnell, currently the second most powerful person in government since Republicans control the Senate, demanded Republicans unite by obstructing Obama on everything, even things Republicans support, saying: “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one term president.” (Because he was a Democrat or because he was Black?)

McConnell has threatened to block everything, to kill popular legislation and policies if voters elect a Democratic president in the 2020 election. “If I’m still the majority leader in the Senate [in 2020], think of me as the Grim Reaper.” (I can think of a task for the Grim Reaper.)

We have to make sure McConnell isn’t still the majority leader come the next election if we want a functioning government. Currently there are 395 bills that have been passed by the House (because it’s Democratic controlled) sitting on McConnell’s desk that are not going to be acted on. (How many of our tax dollars did it take to pass these “pretend” bills? What a ridiculous, expensive game we allow them to play.) Many of these bills have strong citizen support, such as universal background checks on gun purchases. But Mitch refuses to bring it to the floor for consideration, much less a vote. Is it not obvious that a single individual, as stated by himself, should not have the power to obstruct the functioning of our supposedly representative government?

It’s totally obvious if we want a functional government, McConnell has to be voted out this year. Of course, if the Republicans continue to control the Senate, his replacement could obstruct similarly. Maybe it’s time to give the Democrats a chance to turn things around in the Senate. Why not? Our government has not worked so grandly with the GOP and Mitch in charge of the Senate.