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pecosbob

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8. Perhaps we need to better define and punish malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance in office

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2020, 02:24 AM

Dec 2020

We have acting heads of federal regulatory agencies whose goal is to dismantle or destroy the agencies for which they work. They are saboteurs and should be held accountable.

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It's beyond time to establish a duty of care standard for politicians, with respect to constituents. [View all] JudyM Dec 2020 OP

Get the money out of politics. procon Dec 2020 #1

Yep! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #2

Yes, this too, it's the same cesspool-schoolyard. Get wealthy, repay favors, screw the voters. JudyM Dec 2020 #5

I'm basically against the death sentence... Enterstageleft Dec 2020 #3

Publicly televised executions. nt Progressive Jones Dec 2020 #9

I agree, time to have some regulated standards like other professions. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #4

Exactly. JudyM Dec 2020 #10

The intended checks and balances are clearly worthless. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #11

Too many business, corporate types have taken over the govt -- everything going on right now is diva77 Dec 2020 #6

Agreed, we have Civil service exams for lower levels, and fiduciary rules for money managers.There c-rational Dec 2020 #7

So true! Mgrs and directors of publicly traded companies, however small, have far higher standards JudyM Dec 2020 #12

Perhaps we need to better define and punish malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance in office pecosbob Dec 2020 #8

K & R for the 20,000th post live love laugh Feb 2021 #13