• Poggervania@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I think we should also include term limits for these offices in addition to the age limit.

    You can’t be president for more than 8 years, but you can be in the same political office more or less for almost 40? That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me lol.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, term limits are a much better solution as age restrictions can be a slippery slope.

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      1 year ago

      It would also make you useless as your term comes to an end. Political capital and IOUs are the currency in the capitol

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        Right, I mean those are the things we are saying are bad.

        The culture of the Senate and Congress would need to change, and I think it would rather quickly. Unfortunately this is an issue both Republicans and Democrats will never support because the very people entrenched in power would need to vote themselves out of power. It will literally never happen.

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          1 year ago

          Why do you think that term limits will solve it? If there’s no seniority whip, what other motivation do they have besides corporate donations? I.E., take all the bribes they can in their short tenure?

          Don’t tell me more idealistic politicians will make it to the top. I don’t believe that for a second.

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            1 year ago

            I guess I’d flip that question. Why do you think being career politicians gives them motivation besides bribes and money?

            Because that’s the thing, they know they’re running another campaign in a couple years, they always need to be raising money for the next one. They always need to solicit donations. And they can’t do anything that rocks the boat because it affects the next election.

            Presidents very commonly get more done during their second term because they aren’t worried about the political impact of their actions affecting their ability to get elected again. I don’t see why this effect wouldn’t be the same for Congress and the Senate.