What do you think is the best way to run the federal government?

[-Apples-]

Based on the dominance of political parties in the house of representatives (lower congress) the senate (upper congress), and the presidency (the white house), what do you think is better for our country?

Although I'm in favor of Republicans dominating the entire federal government, it would be better if the house and the senate were both dominated by one political party by 60 senators and 290 representatives and the president and his/her cabinet being part of another political party. If all three of them were dominated by one party, it will mean full power from one political party. This is how we got Obamacare enforced. There weren't enough Republicans in the federal government to block the bill. Having the house being dominated by one party and the senate being dominated by another party will mean they won't get anything passed in Congress. But if both the house and the senate were both dominated by the same party and the executive branch is the other party, this can weaken federal power. Both branches of the house can disapprove of executive actions made by the president while the president can veto the bills passed by the house. This could let state governments do their work more while the only laws the federal government can pass and enforce are the ones both can agree on. It's better for our nation, especially during an age of polarization like now. A smaller and more limited government is always better.

Let's not use this thread to debate on issues (like healthcare, socialism, bathroom debate etc), but rather on how the federal government and how political beliefs affect their political actions.

 

[Red Cat]

The U.S. government is broken and the only way for anything to get passed now is for one party to control everything. I wish people with different viewpoints could get together and discuss a bill and try to hammer out the best bill possible, but it doesn't work that way anymore. Congressmen and Senators get rewarded for grandstanding and their constituents don't seem to care that they have almost nothing to show for their 2-6 years in office when they're up for re-election. They shouldn't be getting paid just to argue with each other all of the time. I'd like to see full Democratic control to at least get campaign finance reform rammed through and then incumbents will hopefully have to defend their record instead of just burying their opponents with attack ads to distract voters. Oh, and gerrymandering needs to be made illegal too.

 

[Nanobyte]

i don't think it really matters as long as we're not getting bombed by north korea or russia or something
but then again, i know very little about politics; i'm not even of voting age so it wouldn't do me much good anyways