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Originally Posted by lofhay
Having the right to vote for whomever you want is not of much value when your choices are only ones of power-addicted, self-aggrandizing careerists who have a conflict of interest. It will take term limits (step 1) and campaign finance reform (step 2) to make a dent in this.
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Only if you believe that an average of 9.8 years in the House and 11.4 years in the Senate is a "careerist."
I want people with 10+ years experience developing our comprehensive and intricate domestic and foreign policies. Along with new faces with a fresh perspective as long as they bring more than buzzwords and rigid ideologies.
Campaign finance reform is absolutely necessary. The problem is getting around the ruling by the conservative Supreme Court that corporate spending is a First Amendment right of freedom of expression.