Why has gridlock gotten worse lately?  Anonymous asked this
question on 5/12/2000:  Why has the government experienced so
much gridlock in recent years? To what extent does the voters'
addition of another check and balance by giving the Congress to
one party and the White House to another contribute to the
problem? Can the problem of gridlock be resolved?  JesseGordon
gave this response on 5/12/2000:  I'll expand on the answer from
my colleague by saying that I LIKE gridlock (this is a
libertarian perspective).  Gridlock means that the federal
government does LESS, and that is better for the people. When
Congress is in session, they pass laws that spend our money or
limit our rights. The less money they spend, the better; the
fewer laws they pass, the better. Hence, if Congress is not in
session at all, we all benefit. I enjoyed immensely the
"shutdown" of the government a couple years back -- ok, I felt
sorry for the pensioners who didn't get their checks, but it was
a glorious week where no new laws were pa