Some people call it "Gridlock"...
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
November 22, 2010 5:41pm CST
The US system of government calls it, "checks and balances". No elected or appointed official ever gets full power to push their agenda. There is opposition to face up to. When you are complaining about the opposition blocking the politicians you support, remember, the same concept allows the politicians you support to oppose the "other guy".
3 responses
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
23 Nov 10
But who is there to block the 'non-partisan' judges? They make decisions that impact our society greatly.
@dark_joev (3034)
• United States
23 Nov 10
A Constitutional Amendment to the United States Constitution. That Strikes down the amendments 1 thru 10.
@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
23 Nov 10
We do have a lot of that in Australia, and it is happening right now.
One of the reasons the people voted for our current government was to build the NBN (National Broadband Network), which is about rolling out a fiber optic cable right across Australia.
And the opposition is blocking it, because it reckons that it is a waste of money, and that ADSL is good enough. Even so ADSL does not reach people in rural aeras.
I do realise that having an opposition is to prevent the government doing whatever it likes. But if the people voted for its policies, the opposition should back off and let the people have what they want. In our case, the opposition is acting like a child and a sore loser, and it is determined to do everything in its power to destroy the government. It does not care about the country. It is a personal vendetta.
