Originally Posted by
GUWonder
.... it's not because Congress is out of touch with the public that "we are nearing that point". The American public which is angry is angry because they themselves are (a) largely out of touch with other segments of the American public; and/or (b) want to be out of touch with other segments of the American public; and/or (c) don't believe in the utility of being "led" except by the like-mindedly angry. The result is that Congress is largely incapacitated and unwilling to lead -- and the problem gets worse as the committee staff increasingly becomes the divided domain of the "faithful" for the "faithful".
I submit that it's NOT Congress' role to lead, but rather to follow the desires of the electorate. We've gotten ourselves into this mess with DHS and the TSA precisely because elected representatives have failed to hold them accountable to either the citizens OR the Constitution.
"Dear Leader" may have a role to "lead", but not congress. If Congress is doing it's job, we wouldn't have the unwarranted trampling of rights that we see today. Is there any need for police or an administrative agency such as TSA to operate in paramilitary fashion?