Would you support Bob Kerrey's proposed "George Norris Amendment"?

[OmahaBlueDog]

Bob Kerrey (D-NE), candidate for Senate, wrote this in an article in The Atlantic entitled "Congress Can't Be Trusted to Fix Itself."

I am campaigning for the U.S. Senate on a promise to propose what I will call the Norris Amendment to Article One. George W. Norris was Nebraska's most important and longest-serving senator. Frustrated with the undemocratic behavior of the Conference Committee and the Caucus, he returned to Nebraska and led an effort to amend our state's constitution to abolish both.

The Norris Amendment to Article One of the U.S. Constitution will not eliminate the Conference Committee. However, it will:


•Eliminate the partisan caucuses and the four partisan campaign committees that make compromise between the political parties nearly impossible.

•Prohibit the organization of Congress by political parties and establish a mechanism to reduce the number of committees, improve the quality of executive branch oversight, and increase the quality of congressional budgeting.


•Establish a reasonable limitation on consecutive years of service. Twelve years seems reasonable to me, though I could also make the case for 18 years.

(More at the link posted above)

Do you think that eliminating the organization of Congress by political parties would be a good idea or a bad idea? Would you support Bob Kerrey's proposed amendment?

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