Because the large majority of the population is too stupid or lazy to educate themselves to realize this, and belive in the empty promises.
That’s how our politics have been working for quite a while.
Most people could care less about actually educating themselves.
What is the principal aging problem using the voter as the principal and the congress person as agents? Assume the goal of the voter is to get the congress person to keep their campaign promises. How can the voter attempt to solve this principal agent problem?
Fascinating query.
The voters are principals who vote politicians into Congress. The principal-agent problem comes up because politicians have little incentive to keep their campaign promises to voters once they’re elected into power.
One solution to this problem is to make politicians service shorter terms; that way, they’ll be on their toes because re-elections will come up sooner, making them want to keep campaign promises.
Another way to do this is for voters to form lobby groups to advance their causes. However, this can also work against the voters as a whole; individual lobby groups may have aims that are antithetical to the politician’s original campaign promises.
and it is page 1 news when its republicans. EXAMPLE nominee for sec. of the Treasury income tax evasion( according to the media just an oversight) Charles Rangels income tax evasion and since he in chairman to the committee that write the tax laws maybe he can write himself out of trouble and Hillary Clinton having pushed legislation that benefited companies and people who donated to Bill’s library and the congress & the media totally ignoring. Remember the uproar in the media over a Bush nominee with a illegal nanny.
That’s okay. I am glad they are venting well who is picks for his cabinet before they are appointed. If there is a issue it is dealt with then and there. Imagine having an appointed memeber that doesn’t have enough sense to know that the identity of a CIA Agent should not be leaked to the Media? (Libby).
What is the difference between a governor and a mayor of a city or a state? Who holds a higher rank? How does all these fit in the US government? For example, the Senators, the House of Representatives or Congress?
Every state has 1 Governor that is in charge of the state’s budget, national guard, etc. He or she is like a mini-president….that’s why Governors usually make better Presidents (in my opinion).
Every city has a Mayor that is in charge of the city’s budget, police force, etc.
Every state also has it’s own Congress (house of representatives) and Senate. These are the people that raise your property taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, cigarette taxes, etc…and then decide how your money is spent on State programs. If you voted last november, you may remember voting for these people.
Every state has it’s own rights and operates independently of the Federal Government to some degree…i’m not sure of the details exactly, but that’s how the States work.
Then we have United States Congress (house of representatives) and Senate. This is a whole different set of people you vote for. Every state has 2 Senators and the Congressmen vary from state to state based on population.
The price of ketchup has gone from $.99 to $1.39 in recent weeks. This is an outrage and it’s clear that "Big Ketchup" is gouging America. I demand a congressional investigation of "Big Ketchup". Let’s put John Kerry and Teresa Heinz on the stand and make them justify their obscene ketchup profits.
I was in favor of your proposal, until I was against it…
Actually, it’s the GOP’s fault… All these border crackdowns are making it more expensive to pick tomatoes…
And anyway, I heard that Heinz ketchup is actually made out of the pureed remains of the stuff they dig out of Planned Parenthood dumpsters.
Yes Congress is in the legislative branch which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
of the United States. Is it George W Bush’s fault that liberals refuse to see it and blame everyone and God for their problems?
No that isn’t his fault and inept is not the word for it corrupt is more like it
He had the most liberal voting record in the Senate (even more liberal than Socialist senator Bernie Sanders)
Biden has the 3rd most liberal Senate record
And congress is headed by two far-leftists: Pelosi and Reid.
And now Obama wants to add Rahm Emanuel (another far-leftist) to his cabinet.
For the love of God people, wake the heck up.
I totaly agree. Obama and his people are too far-left. They will ruin our country. USA is for people who work hard for their living and should keep it. How is that so hard to ask.? Tell the 95 percent of the lazy ***** who don’t wanna work, and live off of well-fair to go to some other communists country. Obama is too socialist, and by 2012 the comservative party will have an uprise and will have a true conservative like Booby Jindal or Newt run. Obama wants to do all of this radical things, that will hurt the greatest country ever. And check the fact, salraries of 250000 and above pay over 90 percent of americas taxes. How could you tax them even more?
I got a OTH discharge with a RE-4 code. Have been fighting my discharge for the last few years but never really sought congress in this matter.
Hello Daniel,
I doubt it.
However, you have one congressman/congresswoman who represents your district where you are a legal resident.
These people have field offices in a number of towns in their district. Thus, they have staff working for them.
You certainly, as a constituent, have the right to go visit that office and inquire with the staff if your congressman/congresswoman has the ability to do something about it.
You did NOT mention what the reason for your "Other Than Honorable" discharge was. Most likely, it is for being caught using drugs. That is a typical reason more frequent than others. If that reason doesn’t apply to you then apologies are offered. It is difficult to answer questions that are vague and without the facts.
The Facts are what you will need to inform your Congressman about. But, most of the time, unless there was a huge error and failure of justice, you will not be able to get your discharge upgraded.
I would hope that you first tried the Discharge Review Board. File Department of Defense Form DD Form 293, "Application for the Review of Discharge or Dismissal from the Armed Forces of the United States." If your discharge is over 15 years old you must apply for a Correction of Military Records.
However, most requests to upgrade a discharge are not approved. You have to really have a "case" to show that it is warranted.
Best wishes,
Larry Smith
SMSgt, USAF (Ret.)
First Sergeant