Make it happen!

Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, announced Thursday he plans to mount an anti-establishment run for speaker of the House -- presuming Republicans keep control of the chamber.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/...s-run-for-
house-speaker.html

The guy is awesome.

It would be an upgrade. But to really fix things, the following major changes must happen:

- Members of both chambers must have at least SOME ability to bring legislation to the floor. Even if it is doomed to fail. Right now nothing sees the light of day in either chamber with either party in charge unless it has the total support of leadership. Paul Ryan made this worse.

- We must remove, again in both chambers and for both parties, the requirement to donate to the party to obtain committee assignments. True, it does fund the party tremendously. But where does that money come from? Most politicians don't have tens or hundreds of thousands laying around to donate EVERY CYCLE to the party. And that's what these powerful committee assignments cost. Where do the politicians make up the shortfall? Lobbyists. You can see where bad incentives collude with money to corrupt the entire system now.

(07-26-2018 01:02 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  But to really fix things

scrap the filibuster ...

ALLEVIATING GRIDLOCK

(07-26-2018 01:10 PM)green Wrote:  

(07-26-2018 01:02 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  But to really fix things

scrap the filibuster ...

ALLEVIATING GRIDLOCK

Cloture, it's all there is as of now...

(07-26-2018 01:10 PM)green Wrote:  

(07-26-2018 01:02 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  But to really fix things

scrap the filibuster ...
ALLEVIATING GRIDLOCK

Dear God, please do not allow gridlock to be alleviated. We have two teams, each with terrible ideas. Don't let either one prevail.

(07-26-2018 08:43 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(07-26-2018 01:10 PM)green Wrote:  

(07-26-2018 01:02 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  But to really fix things

scrap the filibuster ...
ALLEVIATING GRIDLOCK

Dear God, please do not allow gridlock to be alleviated. We have two teams, each with terrible ideas. Don't let either one prevail.

you're not just whistlin' dixie there.....

regardless, JJ (double hooks) is easily the best move forward.....

best I can determine, he has the most levelheaded viewpoint(s) within either party....