Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority. -Barber B. Conable, Jr.

 

Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.


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Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.

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I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

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Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision. -Barber B. Conable, Jr.
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