Taxpayers’ money should support the Commons. The people should not be subsidizing energy companies and arms manufacturers, and retailers that do not fairly compensate their labor force.
Permitting weapons-of-war on our streets? Deregulating the industries that poison our water? Gutting programs that provide food to the disadvantaged? When has America proved itself to be pro-life?
There ought to be a law that one chamber must act upon the legislation that comes out of the other chamber within 30 days… Vote it up; Vote it down; live with the political outcomes of your decisions.
RIP, Stuart Carlsen… We lost you too soon…