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| Time to Stop the Special Perks of Politics |
| 2013-08-30 |
| h/t Instapundit ...It's impossible for our elected representatives to "represent" us properly if they are living a life that's insulated from many of the onerous laws or regulations they inflict on the rest of us -- or, more generally, if they're a special "protected class." Why am I thinking Lone Star Planet? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 Just need a decoy with a spotted owl to distract them. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Oil Rig Insanity Division 2013-08-30 22:46 |
| #6 ...but the EPA would intervene to shut it all down due to the incredible amount of CO2 release caused by the massive conflagration that would result with such a penalty. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-08-30 20:42 |
| #5 I think there should be a law that if an elected or appointed official is found to have told a lie while in office, they be burned at the stake in the town square. It'll work even faster than term limits. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Oil Rig Insanity Division 2013-08-30 19:41 |
| #4 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2013-08-30 14:04 |
| #3 You will not have change until a supermajority of congress critters are elected who are not incumbents who can vote out special privileges. The old members corrupt the new on the installment plan. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-08-30 11:13 |
| #2 All that is necessary is to stop re-electing incumbents. As if that will ever happen. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-08-30 09:43 |
| #1 "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-08-30 07:26 |