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[quote=Anonymous]I will say both, but will attribute the lack of political decorum on Newt Gingrich.

His "Contract for America" was a lot of good sounding stuff then ended up being an awful agenda for our country. President Clinton had some obvious flaws, but he presided over a relatively bi-partisan agenda all things considered and the country prospered because of it.

However, the money in politics, particularly Citizens United and the dark money PACs have completely corrupted the system.

Fix gerrymandering. There is no reason a commission at each state with computer models can't make this a relatively easy process.

Figure out some way of balancing the Electoral College issue - there is no reason a rep from Wyoming represents far fewer people than a rep from NY or CA. The number of Congressmen need not be a fixed number. Simply say each congressman shall represent 500,000 (or pick a number) people and if that means CA and NY get a lot more, then so be it. Do something in your state to attract more people and you too can get more congressional representation. I am not sure what to do about the Senate side of the equation. Statehood for DC and PR would be a start, I suppose.

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