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Incoming: more ethics problems for the new dem congressional leaders

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by basso, Nov 30, 2006.

  1. geeimsobored

    geeimsobored Member

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    Moreover, weren't they contractually obligated as per the contract with america. Oh well, whatever its politics.
     
  2. HayesStreet

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    Nice explanation. Or rather purposely being dense.

    That's your opinion, not fact. What is a fact is that you intimated that those on the Right don't write about corruption and have been proven incorrect.

    If you are to be the judge of what is genuine then I don't think we could get decent odds on waiting for your apology. Luckily I am not interested in your apology. Left wing partisanship is just as annoying as that from the right wing, too bad only some can see that point.
     
  3. jo mama

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    funny - i was thinking the same about you.
     
  4. jo mama

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    what about mark foley - republican leadership knew about him for years (alledgely)? they only condemned him when he was exposed by others.
     
  5. Sishir Chang

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    I apologize for taking this thread in a tangent but it seems to me if more people would vote and keep track of politics a lot of these problems would be solved without having to resort to term limits. Seniority is important to especially to small states and it doesn't seem fair to me, or in the spirit of the Constitution, that small states will lose legislative clout if their representatives are term limited while large states can dominate through numbers. Why shouldn't a representative who has kept a clean record and served his constituents run for as many terms as the voters are willing to vote for him?

    If more people kept up with what was going in politics more people would be willing to vote out corrupt legislators. Its only because people aren't involved and informed that money interests and narrow issue politics can rule. To me term limits just seems like a cop out for a lazy electorate.
     
  6. mc mark

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    Can I get an amen!?
     
  7. Deckard

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    Amen!




    D&D. Colder in Here... or Outside??
     
  8. basso

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    in general, i agree that the voting public is lazy, and as a result, and to a large degree we get the governement we deserve. but the protections you seek for small states are already present in our bicameral (can you say "bicameral on a family bbs?) legislature. many have argued in fact, that small states already weild disproportionate power in the senate. i'm not among them, but i don't think term limits affects the small/large state balance in quite the way you suggest.

    as to legislators who have a clean record- i wish such a noble animal existed, but i'm not sure it does.
     

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