Political Dynasties in America

A friend, whose political leanings are similar to mine, recently sent me this video  about the 4 families that control California.  The video came from Info Wars (Please ignore the advertisement at the end of the video). 

I said a couple of years ago, Alex Jones doesn’t look like such a kook and lunatic anymore.  I am not kidding….  If you can wade through the commercials, yelling tirades and the rest of his Bull Shit, Alex Jones and the Info Wars crew has done the American Citizenry a huge service and favor, exposing the swamp and giving the people a reason to awaken from their slumber and to vote against Hillary Clinton and to (temporarily end that Dynastic Political Family).

Way back when I was in college, I took a singular Political Science Class, not because I ever wanted to be a politician, but because of general interest.  Most citizen voters are unwilling or unable to spend the time to research each politician's positions on issues, in order to vote for their best (economic) interests.   One of the key factors in being a successful politician (and success is defined as being elected and then being re-elected to office) is NAME RECOGNITION.  It's interesting to see and understand these families that find a way to control politics in an area turning into a county and then a state.  The really good politicians, good being understood as being able to establish name recognition and build a Base that goes outside of state and regional areas, to achieve re-election.

In the video, I was familiar with Nancy Pelosi and her Dad, Mafioso Kingpin “Big Tony” D’Augistino.  I even vaguely remembered Pat Brown, but did not realize he was Jerry Brown’s Dad from California.  None of this surprises me or should surprise anyone that’s ever paid attention to politics involving Democrats and Liberal Republicans.

For your Consideration, I present just some of the  “Political Families (Dynasties)” in our lifetime:

• The Clintons of Arkansas to include President William J. "Bill" Clinton and his carpet bagger wife Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and their daughter Chelsea Clinton Mezvinsky, who was a political commentator-reporter for NBC News.  Note:  I'll call any elected Senator or Representative who did not live in the District or State before they were elected. 
• The Bushes (all the way back to) Senator Preston Bush, President George H.W. Bush, Governor and President George W. Bush and Governor Jeb Bush are perhaps the most successful American Political Dynasty, but not the best known
• The Alaska Murkowskis (father Frank and daughter Lisa), 
• The Kennedy’s, John, Robert, Ted, and John Jr.
• The Cuomo’s of New York to include Mario, Andrew and Chris (who is doing his duty in the Media Apparatchik Wing of the Democrat Party)
• The Landrieu’s of Louisiana, to include Mitch and Mary
• The Gores of Tennessee, Senator’s Albert Gore and his son Albert Gore Jr.
• The Senators Dole, Bob from Kansas and his second wife Elizabeth, the carpet bagger Senator from North Carolina
• The Jacksons of Chicago to include Community Organizer “the Reverend Jessie Jackson” and his now convicted Congressman son Jessie Jackson, Jr.
• The Pauls, Congressman Ron of Texas and his son, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
• The McCains of Arizona, after the mercifully late Senator John McCain tried to make a deal where his second wife Cindy would serve out his (literally) expiring Senate term to become an incumbent and his daughter Meagan who is a media celebrity opinionist
• The Harrisons, to include William Henry Harrison and Benjamin
• The Roosevelts to include Theodore and his nephew Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
• The Adams, to include Presidents John and his son John Quincy

There have always been the "elite" citizenry in America.  The First Families of Virginia were socially, monetarily and influentially powerful.  Virginia is said to be the Mother of Presidents and the number of presidents who were born there bear that statement to be true.  

The American Political Dynastic system was altered by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, who understood that the power now lies more in the Media Apparatchik and (unelected Government) Administration wings of the Democrat Party than in the candidates them selves.  

George Washington was a very shrewd politician, who after two terms as President went back home and became a citizen farmer, mirroring what he did as Commander in Chief of the Continental (Rebels against England) Army.  But more over, he Refused to take the job as “President for Life” when it was offered to him.  He set a precedent for how one should serve in office, a precedent only broken by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  

The American citizenry considered that breaking the precedent was such an important issue that the since Roosevelt, individuals and families have been pushing against that precedent, starting with the third term election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution was created and then ratified, because FDR was elected to a third and fourth term, breaking the tradition set by George Washington, to return to private life, after serving two terms as President.

There are citizens who now believe that term limits need to be expand, in order to limit the career politicians in our state capitals and in Washington, D.C..  They make a compelling case about the stagnation and the politicians voting against "the will of the people."  

While I believe that term limits, by Constitutional Amendment, might increase the turn over in both houses of Congress and all of the federal District, Appellate and Supreme Courts, this is only half of the problem.  We would also have to implement a set of term limits that would limit the service of career administrative positions.  This has become increasingly important with the manufactured scandals designed to thwart Donald Trump or cause him to resign his election as President, involving the Departments of Justice, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agsancy, and the National Security Agency.  Reaching back, before the election of President Trump, the Internal Revenue Service was weaponized to thwart the efforts of conservatives to elect conservative leaning politicians that would thwart the Obama Administration's agenda(s),