I would say 80 to 90% of what is wrong with Washington DC never see an election. The candidates are just the actors in the play. They didn’t write the play, they’re not the directors of the play, nor do they own the theater.
The power broker behind the scenes for people and organizations you’ve probably never heard of.
I am 100% for term limits in Congress. But without some type of reign in of the “administrative branch,” lobbyists, PACs, and NGO’s it will simply exacerbate the problem that already exists. The slaughter decision chipped away at that power base, but much more needs to be done.
The real power can simply wait out a term. A new crop of wet behind the ears politicians will come in, but the power will still be there.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Theodore Roosevelt; 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)
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“A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity” Sigmund Freud
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