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Our Views: No checks, no balance
DC leaders ongoing duels over immigration, health care defy Founders aim for consensus
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If there’s a word that can sum up our national leadership these days, it is “lame” — a lame-duck session of Congress, a lame-duck president, all yielding results that are totally lame. Republicans already are sharpening their spears in anticipation of taking majority control of Congress in January. Yet Democrats and Republicans trade power on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue every few years, engaging in the same duels and echoing each other more than they realize, so real change is iffy.
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Editorial: Why should we vote? Consider the alternatives
There are plenty of reasons to skip local election, but only if we dont care what chosen leaders do
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There’s an election this Tuesday, if you weren’t aware. Your local media outlets have done their part to beat the drum and stir up interest, and certainly the candidates want you tuned in as well. Yet it is admittedly hard to get folks jazzed up over an off-year election for city council and school board races and a tax referendum.
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