Letters To The Editor
Congressional Dictators
Something is drastically wrong when a couple people control how most members in our U.S. Congress vote on legislation. It is time to examine how House leaders such as the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate leaders can nearly completely control how the members of their party vote in their respective bodies of Congress.
There are a number of ways they accomplish this control. Getting elected to these two offices requires huge amounts of money. This is especially true for the U.S. Senate. U.S. senators must raise millions of dollars to get elected, and once elected to office, they spend almost 100 percent of their time fundraising so they can get reelected. The elected U.S. representatives also spend a large part of their time raising money.
The House and Senate heads control committee assignments, what legislation will get voted on, and how party money will be spent. This is extremely important for members running for reelection. These powerful leaders might even support an opponent in a state to run against a noncompliant member of their party — someone who does not vote as demanded. These are just a few examples.
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