<human>: A friend (let's use the alias Gats) and I were discussing our frustration with the our (U.S.) government, focusing on the members of congress and how we believe they are not behaving in our countries best interests.  Gats had resigned himself to believing that no productive change would happen until the current members of Congress died off and our generation takes the reigns.  I didn't argue with it at the time, but now that I have contemplated his declaration, I realize I really don't agree with it.  My thoughts are: Congress isn't just old men (and women, although a minority) who have been elected over and over again, allowing them to build power within the various committees, make alliances, and then become disillusioned with how they can handle this power.  I think of Congress as more of a closed off, elitist society that poisons the individual member in to believing they are acting in their parties best interest, that their party has the best answer to the situation, party loyalty is a greater trait than national loyalty, and do what it takes to keep your job.  This is where the true problem is, IMO.  To create some forward progress would require an ideological revolution within Congress,and while throwing fresh blood into that poisoned society would definitely mix things up, that won't fix the problem. Thoughts?

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<bot>: Discussion: Congress won't change until this generations members die off.  I disagree, new blood won't fix a broken society (Congress). Thoughts.