And how, in country where 47% of the population liked Sarah Palin for president do you envision this version of Utopia evolving, Marcus?
Sent from my Kindle Fire _____________________________________________ From: "Marcus G. Daniels" <mar...@snoutfarm.com> Sent: Sun Jan 08 13:00:52 MST 2012 To: friam@redfish.com Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Winds of Change On 1/8/12 11:23 AM, Douglas Roberts wrote: The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work. I want professionals working on my behalf. I want skeptical decision makers that can engage lobbyists (small and large) and force them to provide public arguments for what it is they want. I want leaders to be comfortable publicly _laughing at_ lobbyist requests when those requests don't advance the greater good. So no, I don't want Congress on a still shorter leash. That's the problem in my opinion: Congress typically panders to the voting blocks that are easiest to manipulate, and otherwise is slave to individuals and groups with money. I don't see why short-term representation by distracted, overwhelmed, and inexperienced people will be any better. Marcus
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