Cryophilia@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoGaetz says he'd support raising motion-to-vacate threshold if GOP enacts Democrat’s reform planwww.washingtonexaminer.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarevortic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoCan you explain why? I have a vague idea of why you would say that but can you help me clarify why term limits would empower lobiests?
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIf they know they are going to get fired, they will maximize the amount of money they can get paid by greasing as many hands as possible before they are kicked out.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·9 months agoIf they know they’re going to be a Congress member for life… they’re also going to maximize the amount of money they can get paid lol
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoThere’s a big gap between “congress for life” and “term limits”, and that gap mostly consists of “winning re-election”.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·edit-29 months agoWinning reelection in America is more about who you know than appealing to voters. The Party protects its incumbents. What are you gonna do? Vote for the other Party? 😂
Can you explain why? I have a vague idea of why you would say that but can you help me clarify why term limits would empower lobiests?
If they know they are going to get fired, they will maximize the amount of money they can get paid by greasing as many hands as possible before they are kicked out.
If they know they’re going to be a Congress member for life… they’re also going to maximize the amount of money they can get paid lol
There’s a big gap between “congress for life” and “term limits”, and that gap mostly consists of “winning re-election”.
Winning reelection in America is more about who you know than appealing to voters. The Party protects its incumbents.
What are you gonna do? Vote for the other Party? 😂