WHAT'S WRONG WITH DC - PROCEDURAL CHANGES NEEDED? (20 min)

(22 min version) We all talk about what's wrong with DC. Why is it called the swamp? Congressman Ken Buck – Republican (CO) immediately realized why little good gets done in Congress. Buck has witnessed first-hand how social/emotional coercion and the unwritten rules of Congress continually prioritize short-term political gain over lasting, principled leadership. When he chose to tangle with Washington power brokers, he faced petty retaliation. When he insisted Republicans keep their word to voters, he was berated on the House floor by his own party leaders. When other members of Congress dared to do what they believed to be right for America instead of what the party bosses commanded, Buck saw them stripped of committee positions and even denied dining room privileges by the petty beltway bullies.

In Drain the Swamp, he tells the true stories about what really happens behind closed doors in Congress during legislative battles and provides the true picture of just what goes on deep inside the swamp. Do you want good federal laws? Buck makes the argument for the people's State Legislatures who haven't gotten to make federal law for 42 years. His conclusion; since changes can't be made inside the dome, they must be made outside the dome. He urges us to end the dry spell and allow the 50 states to vote on federal laws once again and have a convention of states.