Reply #10: You Open The Door To Machines... [View All]

[KharmaTrain]

Remember, it's the parties that the real power and the money. They're the ones who slate the candidates and as we've seen in the past 4 years can and do act as a group not as individuals. Thus term limit Candidate A (who was a party hack) with another party hack...meet the new boss, same as the old boss. The name may change but the game goes on and you open the door to party bosses back home having the real power as they have the ultimate say who is next in line or what next job the current seat holder will get.

The big problem is the non-stop election season...no sooner does a politician finish one race then the next one begins. Limit the length of the campaign season similar to how the British do it. Prohibit campaigning until 90 days prior to primaries and generals...let them go crazy during the three months, but that's it. Also set a limit on the times they can actively seek campaign contributions. The time length should cut down on the expenses (even Peg Whitman couldn't spend what she did in that time) and give the politician a solid year or so to actually do what they're elected to do...legislate...not go to endless drinkie-drinkie parties begging for bucks.