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Post by crimsulent on Mar 10, 2010 13:33:38 GMT -5
i like the idea of not voting for incumbants to send a message that we're tired of the gridlock in washington.
but at the same time, i don't really think incumbancy is the root problem.
although it might be true that politicians grow distant from their constituencies over time, they really don't work for the people anyway. they almost all serve corporate interests, first and foremost. they spend very little time on the business of the people.
i'd like to think voting them out would change things, but i'm very skeptical.
same with term limits. whoever you replace is going to be subject to the same corporate lobbying and beholden to the same corporate campaign contributers.
it takes a while to master committee assignments. it would make government even less efficient if we insist on limiting the number of years a representative can serve. it will also make politicians even more dependent on lobbyists and corporations to write legislation. our elected representatives already do this to an alarming degree.
in essence we already have term limits. if you don't get the votes, your term is over.
if people want to the same elect idiot representatives, shouldn't they have that right? after all, they have to live with the consequences as much as anyone else.
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Post by weebitty on Mar 10, 2010 18:59:39 GMT -5
there are no term limits for congress or the senate that I am aware of that is why alot of them have made it a career. We are trying to get a message to them idiots that we are tired of the same ole good ole boy system. I don't know any other way of doing this but break the gridlock and get them out. maybe if they know we will do that if they don't start dong their job then maybe some of them will start!! They arn't listen to us now no matter what we say or e-mail or phone in. Look at Obama and his ratings but he shows no concern what so ever. If you are working for the people then why arn't you paying attention to what the people are unhappy about??? I just wish that we could get them out quicker!!
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