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Koz wrote:


The real cheeser to me is campaining for re-election while holding
office. We continue to pay these people...and they even adjust all the
government schedules....while they campain to get back in. There is
inherent influence while still holding office. You get all sorts of
perks that help you get re-elected like free mail, the president gets
the use of a private plane at super discount rates (which is like a
flying billboard), you get on TV more easily because you are already in
office, etc. basically, the Govt shuts down for 6+ months while we pay
these guys to get re-elected. Wouldn't you like to keep getting your
paycheck for 6 or 8 months while you spent all your time looking for a job?

I am not for term limits because that would eliminate the possibilities
for someone REALLY good to keep doing the job (few and far between).
What I would support is requiring terms to be non-consecutive. You can
come back, just not because you are already there. You can't waste my
time and money trying to get re-elected when you should be working. You
have to earn it back just like the new kid on the block running for the
first time.

I think the way to do this is to forbid printing the name of incumbents
on the ballot. If they can win by write-in then they get another term


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