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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 124976" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>With the 1994' Congressional Elections, the Republicans drafted and signed (all but 2 sitting members of Congress) the "Contract With America" which laid out initatives that the republicans promised the American people to push if elected. For whatever reason, a majority of republicans were elected into the House and over the next 6 years for the most part we had a republican lead agenda in the Congress and a democrat controlled agenda with the executive branch. </p><p></p><p>In 2000', this all changed as the Republican party was literally given the keys to total governace. Oh there were some checks still left, mostly of a political manuevering nature within the legislative branch but for the most part they could set the tone for public policy with literally no opposition. It has been this was for the last 6 years so what do we have to show for it?</p><p></p><p>Depending on your political stripe will shape your answer I'm sure but as the election looms closer and closer I thought it might be worthwhile to raise the "Contract with America" from the dustbin and do a little comparison as to where we are. Whether you agree of disagree with the points in the "Contract" is not the issue IMO but rather, have they followed through and delivered on which they contractually agreed to do? In light of controlling both houses of the legislative branch, the executive branch and also able to select and fill any vacacies on the SCOTUS with like minded souls if they so desired, it would seem they had the ability to do all that and more if they truly meant and were men and women of their word. Only you can judge that fact for yourself and it would be worthwhile before entering that voting booth to do just such a comparsion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 124976, member: 2189"] With the 1994' Congressional Elections, the Republicans drafted and signed (all but 2 sitting members of Congress) the "Contract With America" which laid out initatives that the republicans promised the American people to push if elected. For whatever reason, a majority of republicans were elected into the House and over the next 6 years for the most part we had a republican lead agenda in the Congress and a democrat controlled agenda with the executive branch. In 2000', this all changed as the Republican party was literally given the keys to total governace. Oh there were some checks still left, mostly of a political manuevering nature within the legislative branch but for the most part they could set the tone for public policy with literally no opposition. It has been this was for the last 6 years so what do we have to show for it? Depending on your political stripe will shape your answer I'm sure but as the election looms closer and closer I thought it might be worthwhile to raise the "Contract with America" from the dustbin and do a little comparison as to where we are. Whether you agree of disagree with the points in the "Contract" is not the issue IMO but rather, have they followed through and delivered on which they contractually agreed to do? In light of controlling both houses of the legislative branch, the executive branch and also able to select and fill any vacacies on the SCOTUS with like minded souls if they so desired, it would seem they had the ability to do all that and more if they truly meant and were men and women of their word. Only you can judge that fact for yourself and it would be worthwhile before entering that voting booth to do just such a comparsion. [/QUOTE]
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