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30473 Re: The Moral Calculus of a Death Lottery
   De: that isn't the root of the problem. That is the 17th Amendment.... 		fizzy   6TH POPE   17 Mar 2022
 12:52 AM
30470 Re: The Moral Calculus of a Death Lottery
   Congress is defintiely a problem and yes, we should get back to some b... 		micro   6TH POPE   17 Mar 2022
 12:14 AM

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Re: The Moral Calculus of a Death Lottery

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Wed, 16 Mar 22 10:19 PM
Msg. 30465 of 60014
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fizzy:

Re: “they [the elected government officials] are neither our servants, agents, attorneys, nor representatives …”No, I think they are representatives. Not of *ME*, but of voters as a whole.

The issue, I think, is that most of them have tours of duty that run much too long. Perhaps if Representatives were elected for two months, and Senators for one year, it would be better.

Once upon a time, Congress met for just a short period each year. Most Congressmen had to get back to their farms, after all. In that short period, and with their minuscule budget, there was limited damage that they could do.

Today, Congress acts nearly full time, implementing grand plans with staggering budgets with lightning speed. I really don't think anyone in Congress has the time or interest to understand the Big Picture of everything Congress does, so lots of costly, painful, huge mistakes (and intentionals) result.

It's a problem.


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