OT: One thing I can agree with McCain on

May 15, 2008 3 Replies

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This has been long over-due in American politics.



Personally, I think 5 senators from each party, and 3 house-reps for each party, should be able to ask questions to the President each week. In their place, congressmen and women would be able to substitute their right to ask questions by allowing a constituent to engage the president in a question. The President does not have to answer, but it would be shown, nonetheless.



I don't particularly like the U.K.'s way of doing it because its not formatted and often involves nothing more than the parties hurling insults and the P.M. is often unable to get any words out when he/she responds.


Sounds arbitrary. Why 5? Why 3? Why each party? What if there are 5 parties? Who decides who gets to ask?

Dimitri

You can go by percentages. That was just a suggestion. The reason "each party" should have a chance to ask questions is because those people are representitives of the people. Furthermore, you could only fit so many questions and answers into such a meeting once a week... and the more you ask, the more easy it is to bullshit (i..e. "Next question" *points finger*)

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I think Dimitri should be the designated questioner.

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