Nope...just a bunch of stupids on the SC as it is....(belch) On Feb 22, 2:33 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:54 AM, ornamentalmind > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > It has long been said that term limits are for the purview of the > > voter...each election is another choice...freedom I say. > > Yes, this is true. Ultimately politicians can get voted out. > However, the longer the seat of power is held the more difficult it is > to do so. I shouldn't even have mentioned term limits as that's not > the issue i was really concerned about. I don't think we need a super > star on the SC. I'd bet the farm we won't get it either. We ain't > that stupid yet. > > dj > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 3:50 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I actualy have no problems with this concept. I think of it this way. > > >> No matter what we think of any politician they are, like the rest of > >> us, merely performing within the remit of their employment. With any > >> worker the idea is not remain at the same level for the course of your > >> working life, but to move on upwards. Would you have similar problems > >> with the tire fitter moving sideways and upwards to car mechanice? > > >> On 21 Feb, 22:24, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Sheesh. With comments like these from my European friends it > >> > perplexes me how us Americans are accused of "swollen head syndrome." > >> > Must be our superior athletic abilities... > > >> > The main issue with me is having a cult of personality like a head of > >> > state remain in an important and pivotal political role after his term > >> > is over. It allows for him/her to garner too much power. The balance > >> > is upset. I believe this is true no matter who the leader is. Even a > >> > paragon such as Ronald Reagan. They should go into the job with the > >> > knowledge they have a maximum of 8 years to get things done. After > >> > that it's time to play golf and write your memoirs and build houses > >> > for poor people and raise money for charity/disaster victims. Stay > >> > out of politics. > > >> > dj > > >> > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 3:30 PM, frantheman > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > One could add that those democracies which use a more sophisticated > >> > > mixture of legislative/executive structures. with the practical, day- > >> > > to-day executive elected by and responsible to parliament, don't seem > >> > > to need term limits. Governments are elected by parliament and, should > >> > > they lose their majorities (either through the collapse of coalitions > >> > > or, more usually, as a result of general elections) are replaced by > >> > > them. Prime Ministers lose their positions, go into opposition, and > >> > > are occasionally even reelected some years later. It's only in the > >> > > rarer, more primitive forms of republics, based on an eighteenth > >> > > century model which simply replaces a monarchial executive with a > >> > > presidential one (e.g. USA, France and Russia), that the concept of > >> > > term limits is even seems to be necessary. > > >> > > Francis > > >> > > On 21 Feb., 22:11, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Don, > > >> > >> There's no limit on terms here in the UK. However, as the current > >> > >> Labour > >> > >> government has found out (lead by Blair or Brown), if you're in power > >> > >> for > >> > >> much more than a decade you end up rewriting your own policies and the > >> > >> population falls out of love with you. Obama on the Supreme Court > >> > >> sounds > >> > >> like a good idea -- he'll probably be be able to say awake during > >> > >> events and > >> > >> meetings, unlike some of the geriatrics serving there now. > > >> > >> Right now America could probably do with abandoning democracy > >> > >> altogether and > >> > >> coming back under British rule. It'll be for your own good. We're > >> > >> living in > >> > >> a time where, because of your clumsy foreign policies, more people are > >> > >> offended by the American flag than the flag of Nazi Germany. We'll > >> > >> show you > >> > >> how to do it properly without drawing too much attention to yourself > >> > >> -- just > >> > >> like we're doing with our theft of the Argentinian's oil. It'll do > >> > >> you good, > >> > >> rolling with the pros. > > >> > >> Ian > > >> > > -- > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > > Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > > [email protected]. > >> > > For more options, visit this group > >> > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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