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- From: cdm@pmafire.inel.gov (Dale Cook)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.162740.17873@pmafire.inel.gov>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 16:27:40 GMT
- Organization: WINCO
- Subject: Re: Term limits (was Re: Patsy Schroeder on Term Limits)
- Summary:
- References: <1992Nov19.153441.25692@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> <1992Nov19.212555.5049@pmafire.inel.gov> <1992Nov20.185018.285@hsh.com>
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- In article <1992Nov20.185018.285@hsh.com> paul@hsh.com writes:
- >In article <1992Nov19.212555.5049@pmafire.inel.gov>, cdm@pmafire.inel.gov (Dale Cook) writes:
- >> I agree, the seniority system has its inequities. So, let's do something
- >> about *that* problem, and not blindly throw out the good reps with the
- >> bad.
- >
- >Sorry, but "we" don't have squat to say about the insiders-only,
- >behind-closed-door, unanswerable-to-the-public Rules & Regs of Congress.
-
- Yes "we" do. It's called a vote.
-
- >"We" have been demanding for years they
- >Do Something about campaign contributions, PACs, equal floor representation,
- >and the so-called "ethics" committees that leave the foxes 'guarding' the
- >ethical henhouse. If you think they're going to do Thing One to ANY perk that
- >helps them get and hold onto their power/perks/incumbency, you haven't a clue.
-
- Is this the same "We" that continues to elect the career politicians?
-
- Sorry, but if you think term limits are going to solve the problems you
- perceive, *you* haven't got a clue.
- >
- >>>Congressman who gets elected with a 'throw the bums out' mandate finds
- >>>himself powerless as a freshman rep. By the time he has substantial
- >>>power, (20 yrs or so) he has lost touch and become a bum himself.
- >>
- >> 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?
- >
- >Sorry, but that isn't the case. Congressional staffers (and PACs, too) are
- >100% AGAINST term limits. If this coterie really thought they would end up
- >running things, don't you think they'd ENDORSE term limits?
-
- Whether they're for it or not does not change the end result. They're
- undoubtably happy with the status quo. Do you honestly think they're
- going to throw up their hands and run home in defeat if term limits are
- imposed? Guess again. Catch another clue. They'll figure out how to
- work the new system, and we'll be back to at best square one.
-
- Look. I'm not saying term limits are going to ruin the country. I'm
- saying they're a red herring, and will simply push the day of reckoning
- with the real problems further down the road. So go ahead, spend your
- energy chasing your holy grail. Don't be too disappointed when nothing
- substantial changes, though.
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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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