America LOVES Gridlock!

Warren G. Harding originated the phrase: “ founding fathers” in the 1920’s. Maybe these revered fountains of wisdom, who molded our country, wanted the wheels of our government to grind slowly, if only to minimize knee-jerk mistakes!

We, the middlin’ people, (as Ben Franklin described our average citizens) have a system of checks and balances in place, as protection from overly passionate legislation. If an idea for a law is so radical as to not garner sufficient support, that idea shall not become law! That’s why most Americans just love gridlock!

If The Senate and House of Representatives cannot agree amongst themselves, it just may be a good thing! This infighting may force citizens to act as a father figure and threaten our legislators / kids! “ Don’t make me stop this car! ”

Have you ever been to Washington D.C.? Even the people who were hired to lay out our capital city couldn’t move things along. What is it with the weird driving and traffic circles? This very city, and atmosphere, creates gridlock It is as though the whole American psyche is historically and internally hardwired with gridlock!

There’s an old joke: How can you tell if The President is lying? His lips are moving! The Congressional and Judicial equivalents are: How can you tell when it’s good for all the Americans? It’s when Congress and The Court AREN’T in session! The truth is: I’d prefer all those politicians at home, out of session. If not, then I’d prefer that they were chewing on each other, rather than on us middlin’ people!

Face it, even with a triple majority; The Republicans just can’t get anything done. This is a blessing for some and a religious curse for others. Conservatives, in bulk, have trouble working together. That’s spooky! Imagine if all the neo-cons up and designed an airplane. It couldn’t ever fly, because it would only have right wings!

We should be aware that we have historical precedents where gridlock actually helped Americans to avoid certain nutty laws being enacted. Hindsight makes it easy to see now, how wrong-wrong, bad wrong some laws would have been.

In 1914, there was a constitutional amendment making divorce illegal! (Can you imagine that today?)

In 1916, there was a constitutional amendment (never enacted) that all acts of war be put to a national vote. Anyone who voted to go to war- had to join The Army! (“First, I voted for it…then I voted against it!”)

In 1938, there was a constitutional amendment (never enacted) forbidding Drunkenness, anywhere, in all of America! (This law could’ve stopped Hooter’s very existence) In a democratic republic like ours, political gridlock can’t stop stupid laws, or even stop stupid lawmakers, but it can help slow them down… just a little bit! God bless those little checks and balances!

Some citizens watch the cockfight going on in politics, and then belly up to place a wager on one side of an issue or the other. Others just like to watch them fight.

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