Wry Catcher
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- #21
You know we spend an awful lot of time arguing back and forth for our chosen Parties, But we are kidding ourselves America. Neither party is the answer to our problems because they are at the core of the problems.
The System is broken. Broken by a constant cycle of Campaigning and Career politicians. Broken because of a 2 party strangle hold on power.
I do not claim to have all the answers but I think 2 very important things that need to happen before America will be heading the right way are:
1 Campaign Finance.
We need to Limit the influence of Money in elections as much as we can. We could start by setting up a way to publicly fiance all campaigns equally. Compel or pay for Network coverage of debates. We should also shorten the campaign time significantly. 2 Years of it means that basically they are never not campaigning.
2 Term Limits.
We must end the career politician. Mainly because people are compelled to act differently when they have to think about re-election then when not. Maybe slightly longer terms but only 1 Term. For Both the President and Congress. No more running for re-election. We also need a more direct tool for removal of People who are not performing up to par, or not living up to their promises. Some kind of Popular Vote of No confidence where if a certain % of Americans. prolly like 3/4's vote no confidence it means we then hold A special Election to replace that person. Be it the President or A Congress person. Maybe let that person then run against the others to try and keep his or her job if he can get the votes.
Like I said I don't claim to have the answers I just know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Neither the Democrats or Republicans Nor anyone working inside our current system has them either, and to continue down our current path is definite National suicide.
Solution 1, I disagree with, Solution 2, I do agree with.
Campaign finance is still a way to limit the FREE SPEECH of individuals and corporations who wish to support their chosen candidates. It's wrong.
Campaign finance is just another way of saying "incumbant protection act."
The better solution is term limits in which I am in total agreement.
Let's do a hypothetical. Joey is a middle manager in xyz corporation. Joey's boss suggests joey take some time off to run for congress - paid time off to be sure. Joey's boss also provides Joey with 10 times the financial resources of the next most well funded competitor and Joey is soon a member of Congress. Joey spends one term in Congress, and when he leaves Joey returns to xyz but no longer as a middle manager, Joey is a director and enjoys a corner office and that tall redhead as his personal assistant.
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