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- From: cdm@pmafire.inel.gov (Dale Cook)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.155944.16805@pmafire.inel.gov>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 15:59:44 GMT
- Organization: WINCO
- Subject: Re: Term limits (was Re: Patsy Schroeder on Term Limits)
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- References: <1992Nov19.212555.5049@pmafire.inel.gov> <1992Nov20.123923.13783@fasttech.com>
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- In article <1992Nov20.123923.13783@fasttech.com> zeke@fasttech.com (Bohdan Tashchuk) writes:
- >In <1992Nov19.212555.5049@pmafire.inel.gov> cdm@pmafire.inel.gov (Dale Cook) writes:
- >
- >>One of the big concerns of a new rep is to simply figure out the
- >>bureaucracy. So what term limits *will* accomplish is a creating a
- >>continuous crop of new reps who have very little idea how the system
- >>operates. This will, in my opinion, place a great deal of power in the
- >>hands of career bureaucrats that isn't there now.
- >
- >>What choice does a newbie rep have but to rely on the advice and experience
- >>of the permanent staff?
- >
- >That's easy.
- >
- >The new congressman can always vote to get rid of as many career bureaucrats
- >as possible. All he needs to do are two very simple things:
- >
- > 1) reduce congressional staff and micromanagement
- > 2) reduce executive bureaucracy by eliminating entire agencies
-
- So can the existing congresscritters, but they don't. What makes you think
- that term limits are going to cause this miraculous eye-opening to occur?
- I think term limits would worsen this dependence on staff.
-
- Your ideas are good, but I don't think term limits will bring them about.
-
- >It's too bad that the American public wants MORE, MORE, MORE from their
- >government, so the above can't possibly happen.
-
- You won't find any argument from me on this.
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- ...Dale Cook "I don't much care how a man prays -- there's plenty of
- room in hell for all of us." --- "Mad Jack" Duncan
- The opinions are mine only (i.e., they are NOT my employer's)
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