On 1/8/12 11:23 AM, Douglas Roberts wrote:
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.The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
Marcus
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