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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:09 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should congressional terms be limited? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not a fan of limiting the people's right to vote for whomever they want. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. When there are powerful incumbents that no one will challenge |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:16 PM Original message |
Restricting the people's right to vote for whom they will as a matter of *law* is even worse. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. But if incumbents time out, the playing field is more level for |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. (shrug) Why beat around the bush then? Just pass a law allowing people to only vote for.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. You're right. It is a trade off. Someone gives the example down thread |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Pelosi would be another good example. She's the poster child for entrenchment. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Yep. She's a boon to the real estate interests here in particular. |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. yep. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The average person cannot possibly raise enough money |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. That's right. We are implicitly restricted to the political class |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Do you think term limits have served California well? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Neither am I. But I'd love to prohibit all elected officials from doing ANY fund-raising ... |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. Either limit their terms or the money that influences them. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. A lot of them start off with good intentions |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Representatives should only be able to accept money from their constituents. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. With free, fair, open elections; 100% publicly-financed campaigns; and an end to media monopolies... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. That dumb idea helped to lose our majority a couple of elections ago. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Ted Kennedy would not have had the impact he had under term limits. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I'm for term limits |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yes. |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
21. Remember when this idea was a right-wing scam? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I disagree. The numbers seem to go very much the other way. |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. OK, in numbers you're probably right |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Legislating against people's right to vote is not the answer to a jackass electorate.... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. no term limits, BUT |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
26. I did not vote, but |
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