The Congressional Districts are rigged

75% of the Congressional seats are fixed due to gerrymandering.  What is gerrymandering?  It's where politicians manipulate Congressional District boundaries to gain an advantage for their political party.  Both parties are guilty of it - Democrats and Republicans alike (as illustrated below).  The boundaries of the district are usually irregular shapes that include core constituencies and leave dissenting voters in the minority.  Due to this, there is no true "swing votes," and the Congressmen have no reason to compromise whatsoever.

Tom Brokaw's take on the election process sums it up well.

Here are some examples of gerrymandering from both parties:

Texas' District 22 - created from a controversial 2003 redistricting plan for former House Leader Tom DeLay

North Carolina's 12th congressional district An example of packing. The district has predominantly African-American residents who vote for Democrats. 

US headed off the "fiscal cliff"

112th Congress: least productive since 1947

Word from Congress in the final hours of 2012 is that there will be no vote on the fiscal cliff.  No agreement, no compromise, no deal.  There were some signs of hope as President Obama stated an agreement was "within sight."  Now it seems the United States will go over the fiscal cliff and our legislative process is completely broken.



What does that mean to the American people?

• Income tax rates will go up!  Taxes on your income, the most taxes you pay throughout the year, will go up as follows:
• 10% --> 15%
• 15% --> 28%
• 25% --> 31%
• 28% --> 36%
• 33% --> 39.6%
•  Capital Gains rate rise from 15 to 20% for most people.  A capital gain is a profit from the sale of an asset, such a stocks, bonds or real estate.
• Automatic spending cuts to defense budget of $55 billion in 2013  
• Reduction in the child tax credit from $1,000 per child under 17, to $500 per child under 17 

What do we do about it?  Well, 75% of Congress is selected due to gerrymandering, where the representative answers to no one and does not fear the loss of the seat.  They are almost untouchable.

Enter FireBothParties.com.  This site is dedicated to regaining control of Congress to represent the people...not its own interests.  Please stay tuned as we will gather a petition of concerned citizens who pledge to get rid of the incumbents - Senators and members of the House of Representatives.  Democrats and Republicans alike.  The two party system of the Congress is no longer working.

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