Power corrupts
by Jim on Jul.29, 2010, under Uncategorized
So another corrupt democrat leader Charlie Rangel, vows to fight 13 allegations of gross misconduct. Just like Blago in Illinois and Clinton in the White House, Barney frank, and Chris Dodd, and countless other cheats and frauds. They have no shame and want us to believe that their actions should be overlooked for the greater good. Yeah right!
Thank god that the ethics committee is evenly divided between dems and republicans or this too would have been swept under the carpet by MsPelosi. It is obvious the dems are scared to death that this scandal will grab headlines and make them even more despised than they already are. I dont know how that is possible. Rangel is a Korean war vet, and at one time probably a dedicated honest representative of Harlem. But as the saying goes, power corrupts, and he has been there for too long. The answer in my opinion is term limits. Think about it over the weekend and lets reengage on monday. Have a great weekend, and stay cool.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:58 am
Term limits – the only answer. It ought to be a maximum of two terms in the Senate and six in the House (Max is then 12 years in either place) but also include a 12-year maximum for total service in Congress in a lifetime.
Also, the president is limited now to two terms but, as soon as he/she is elected, the reelection campaign is underway. So how about one term of six years? Naysayers would opine that a six-year term would be devastating if a dreadful candidate won (See 2008 as an example) but there are always rules for removal.
On the other side of the coin, the winner would be free from reelection mentality and might just direct the work of the president to the citizens versus donors and posturing. Add to that possibility, the absolute fact that it would be a great money-saver. In a span of 24 years, each party would face just four campaigns/conventions/primaries versus six under present rules. That is a possible cost reduction of 33% in one generation.