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post 1700172103 04-21-2024, 12:07 AM
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My beef with political miscers. $ or country

Lets say you work your way up through marginally ethical means to the point that you can actually finance a low-level political position.

-Incoming temptations to get wealthy


Let’s say you are ethically sound and avoid those things
-your competitors do not
-be more “flexible”


Now that you are a legit politician by being flexible, who is your boss? Who do you answer to? The people?

-media
-opposition
-a hierarchy of people above you with their own interests tied to certain policies/bills/organizations, etc.



What can you do? Who do represent? Why are you there? Lobbyist control what happens, and your bosses boss answers to them



Just a chain of thoughts boyos.
post 1700172333 04-21-2024, 12:21 AM
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This is an easy one. Make lobbying illegal. Impose a fiduciary duty on politicians to their constituents. Ban politicians from any type of trading, have some sort of generalized pension plan they can pay into and nothing more. Ban riders in legislature. Make fraud or accepting bribes punishable by death.

Public office should be a burden, not a get rich quick scheme.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
post 1700172403 04-21-2024, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
This is an easy one. Make lobbying illegal. Impose a fiduciary duty on politicians to their constituents. Make fraud or accepting bribes punishable by death.
Easy until it hits congress, where bills go to die.
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post 1700172583 04-21-2024, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted By BigElephant⏩
This. Citizens United was a mistake, but overturning that is not enough and you have the right idea. There should be no lobbying, and there should be no trading allowed for active politicians or their families.

Further, this was never meant to be a lifelong career. Term limits are a must.
Like I said earlier, that’s a sound solution. Now get congress to pass it.
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