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Old 05-04-2008, 12:28 PM   #72 (permalink)
JEQuidam
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The only "discourse" I'm interested in is that between me and my Representative.

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Originally Posted by loquitur
The British House of Commons has over 600 members. Is the quality of the discourse better? It's sharper, sure, but better? In what sense?
If we wanted to improve "the quality of the discourse" then we could replace the Congress with a literary society made up of pipe-smoking professors. (And there are many who would support such a proposal.)

The only "discourse" I'm interested in is that between me and my Representative. As long as we live in super-sized congressional districts, such discourse will be rare and unsatisfying.
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