The Government Shut Down By T.S.Khanna, October 2, 2013

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October 2, 2013

The Government Shut Down

By T.S. Khanna, October 2, 2013

This is the second Government shut down in recent memory.  Strictly speaking, it is no one’s fault but the system.  The system is breaking down.  “Political Pandits” must listen.

As earnest reps, public policy makers of Democratic and Republican Parties seek to achieve conflicting goals based on two conflicting ideologies; Democratic Socialism and Democratic Capitalism.

The difference of goals arising from the same ideology can be resolved by give-and-take compromises.  But the differences based on different ideologies can be settled only in win or lose terms.  When the operational power of the two ideologies is equal, compromise is equated with unacceptable capitulation, leading to deadlocks.

The Founding Fathers had designed the US Government base on Capitalism, with checks and balances.  Since the 1930s, Socialism has been gaining momentum.  Now the governmental system in place is loaded with and unable to accommodate the two conflicting ideologies.  The process of checks and balances has turned into a path of logjams and deadlocks.

As previously indicated in detail elsewhere, some structural changes in government are called for: (a) Abolish the Senate and the position of the partisan President, (b) Establish a non-partisan 15-member Supreme Council to be elected by the House of Reps.  The proposed Supreme Council may take over the responsibilities of the Senate and the President with powers (i) to make final decisions on the House of Reps logjams and deadlocks, (ii) to interpret the Constitution, instead of the Supreme Court, and, (iii) to amend the Constitution.