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
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1external-linkGaetz says he'd support raising motion-to-vacate threshold if GOP enacts Democrat’s reform planwww.washingtonexaminer.comCryophilia@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
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? 😂
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? 😂