Time To Eliminate U.S. House

Perhaps we should change the constitution and eliminate the U.S. House Of Representatives. They are sucking up millions of dollars for they and their staffs' salaries, benefits and are accomplishing little else other then blocking anything from getting done. While the U.S. Senate has worked mostly in bipartisan on legislation the U.S. House under Boehner has become the opposite. Members under Boehner have blocked nearly every bill presented to them from coming to a floor vote.

So far the 'House" failed to enact and/or blocked any of the Senate's bipartisan efforts towards immigration reform, campaign reform, a farm bill, a single full year's budget, environmental legislation, energy policies, tax overhaul and dozens of other critical legislative items.

Being in session for just an expected 126 days in 2013 they've already managed to vote against Obamacare for the 40th time since 2010 since Boehner became speaker. This week the house is expected to take up yet another 41st vote that will go against healthcare reforms. Boehner and his crew so far have shut down government that cost the U.S. budget 10's of millions of dollar$. Nearly defaulted this nation and plan to mix, stir and repeat the very same thing early in 2014 when they plan to work even less, 113 days.

People tend to give Congress as a whole a very bad rating in the polls. Rather then lump the Senate and House together citizens should take a closer look. The problem isn't on the Senate's side of congress but rather the House under speaker Boehner.

In order for anything to happen the Senate, House and President all need to be in agreement on any particular piece legislation. Other then a few wing nuts like Ted Cruz and his army of screwballs, the Senate pretty much has had their act together. Yet nearly every time the Senate members reach an agreement it becomes dead on arrival because Boehner won't allow it to be introduced even if a majority in the house favor the bill before it.

Most of the contentious hearings are held on the house's side of congress. Members are using these hearings not for the purposes of finding out the facts to further legislation, but rather to intimate those they call upon. Then twist their testimony to suit their own vindictive agenda.

In my opinion the branch of government known as the 'house' has outlived it usefulness by abusing Americans' wishes when they go to the voting at election time. It's 435 members have 'gerrymandered' their way into office. Gerrymandering itself would have a far less influence on the outcome of elections for those 50 members elected to the U.S. Senate.

More is less
The more members the less likely they will reach agreement. When you have 485 members in on any decision making body you are less likely to reach agreement and make less progress then if there were only 50. If more were better then why wouldn't we allow every American to vote on each piece of legislation?

It's because chaos would ensue.
Each would vote in their own interest.

     My point exactly!