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Old 09-01-2009, 16:35   #16
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What is needed is for the Constitution to be amended to limit all Senators and Representatives to TWO terms in office like the President.
This alone would solve most problems concerning corruption in the White Dome Building. Politicians check in but never check out. It's the Roach Motel of Politics. With so many perks and benefits I would hold onto that job also.
If you decided to increase all Military pay to lets say $1000,000 per year. You wouldn't get people joining the Military to serve and be Soldiers. They would be joining for selfish reasons. Thats what has happened to people serving as Senators and Congressman.
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Old 09-01-2009, 16:49   #17
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This alone would solve most problems concerning corruption in the White Dome Building.
Yep - two terms and then on the board of directors of some lobbyist group or PAC or law firm or corporation - that would certainly change things.

MOO - I think it's a lot more complicated than that - but I'm not sure what to do with it, and - because I believe there are many who are still trying to do the most good for the benefit of us all - I'm not willing to anarchistically break it in an attempt to then try and fix it, either.

But that's just MOO - YMMV - and so it goes...

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