Posted by
CHARLY in FLORIDA, USA on Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:13:13 AM
It's time to dredge up the familiar hue and cry: Throw
the bums out! Well sure, after 6 years let's remove them all from
office. Yep, President, VP, Senators, Representatives, State offices, County
offices, local offices, etc...no more than 6 years consecutively. If they want
to skip six and run again, well that's OK. But get whatever you have promised
the voters, done in 6 years and then leave the next six to somebody else. That
way none of your paid time goes toward getting re-elected. No money, no effort,
no worrying about how you voted or acted will affect your next run for office.
No campaign committees, no speeches, no expensive travel, no smoozing the
voters, no cocktail parties, nothing NaDa!
Every elected official can spend all their working days doing
something productive, something that will benefit Americans, something that
actually might work as intended, instead of getting all tangled up in
bureaucratic gobbledegook & politicking.
Another benefit is that America does not have to pay for
elections every two years...WOW, another big savings to every level of
government, national, state and local.
Oh by the way, no big retirement plans for any elected
official. They run for office and serve entirely out of their desire to help
the world. Of course they get a salary for their 6 years' stint, but no more
than what they were making in the private sector. Yes, they get their office
expenses paid, but no perks! No Franking privileges except when contacting
constituents. Maybe free web service, telephone and copy paper, but not much
more.
I wonder how many so-called honest politicians would be
willing to run for office under these conditions? Those who brag they are Good
Guys on only wanting to help America or their community...would they still be
getting in line to announce their candidacy under these restrictions?
I doubt it, and I bet you do too.