Originally Posted by flstf

In a perfect world our polititians would be people who serve for a few years, putting their private lives and occupations on hold, for the betterment of their fellow citizens. In theory this would attract the best and the brightest and they should be leaders and vote what they think is best for us all.

In the real world, only those with connections and access to the two major parties have any chance of winning. This does not attract many people with integrity or leadership qualities as evidenced by the current crop of weak statesmen/women that are in power.