18 things more popular than Congress (why America is in a pre-revolutionary mood)

Last updated on: September 16, 2016 at 8:30 am by Mark Meckler

18 things more popular than Congress (why America is in a pre-revolutionary mood) 2016-09-16T08:30:10-06:00 Mark Meckler

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America distrusts its government, and for good reason. People of both parties believe that the government is too big, corrupt, and incompetent. In fact, an Economist/YouGov.com poll conducted showed approval of Congress hit an all-time low: only 6%. (Hey, who are these 6% and why aren’t they paying attention?)

To put this in perspective, Wikipedia notes:

Historians have estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the European-American population of the colonies were Loyalists.

In other words, around 3 times as many colonists supported King George as the 6% which support ourown Congress today.

Moreover, a May 2013 poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that 29% of registered voters think that armed revolution may be “necessary” in the next couple of years. In other words, the number of Americans who think that armed revolution may be “needed” dwarf the number of Americans who approve of the job that Congress is doing.

Even back in 2010, Rasmussen noted that only a small minority of the American people think that the government has the consent of the governed, and that the sentiment was “pre-revolutionary”.

In fact, using those numbers, Congress is less popular than:

18 things more popular than Congress (why America is in a pre-revolutionary mood)

1. Zombies

2. Witches

3. Dog Poop

4. Potholes

5. Toenail Fungus

6. Hemorrhoids

7. Cockroaches

8. Lice

9. Root Canals

10. Colonoscopies

11. Traffic Jams

12. Used Car Salesmen

13. Genghis Khan

14. Communism

15. North Korea

16. BP during the Gulf Oil Spill

17. Nixon During Watergate

18. King George During the American Revolution

True or False: Absalom was David's son who led a rebellion against him.