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<blockquote data-quote="LarryBird" data-source="post: 4099742" data-attributes="member: 76548"><p>No, that's not my ideal setup, it's the setup we have now, where the elected officials campaign and raise funds for the next election, and the staffers do the bulk of the work.</p><p></p><p>My ideal setup is one where they have a single term though. Whether or not they choose to use that term to put their noses to the grindstone and make a difference will still be up to them, but it will be their only chance at it, either way.</p><p></p><p>By your measure, this will ruin the congress because the staffers are the only ones who know what's going on. Using that same measure to look back, would that then mean all freshmen Reps and Senators are and have been useless in the past? I think we can definitively say that's untrue, so while the learning curve might be steep, I think this problem could be mitigated to an extent by staggering the election years to keep some experienced lawmakers in place while the new class is coming in, and with quality experienced staffers we've spoke of here already.</p><p></p><p>We have nothing to lose by doing this.</p><p></p><p>We're already burdened with ineffective lawmakers. Things in Washington are at a standstill and we've got two parties who refuse to work together because of past perceived slights, political hit jobs, differences of opinion on the core issues, etc. These wounds run deep too - the past 10 to 15 years have been to worst period in our congress' history, and it's not looking up.</p><p></p><p>We can let this same story play out over another generation, or we can do something drastic to try to change the culture in DC. In my opinion, changing <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> up big time in Washington is the kick in the ass our country needs. You want to drain the swamp? Here you go. This is the way to really do it:</p><p></p><p>Get behind the rhetoric - •••Drain That Swamp••• •••Drain That Swamp••• •••Drain That Swamp•••</p><p></p><p>Let's truly MAGA!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LarryBird, post: 4099742, member: 76548"] No, that's not my ideal setup, it's the setup we have now, where the elected officials campaign and raise funds for the next election, and the staffers do the bulk of the work. My ideal setup is one where they have a single term though. Whether or not they choose to use that term to put their noses to the grindstone and make a difference will still be up to them, but it will be their only chance at it, either way. By your measure, this will ruin the congress because the staffers are the only ones who know what's going on. Using that same measure to look back, would that then mean all freshmen Reps and Senators are and have been useless in the past? I think we can definitively say that's untrue, so while the learning curve might be steep, I think this problem could be mitigated to an extent by staggering the election years to keep some experienced lawmakers in place while the new class is coming in, and with quality experienced staffers we've spoke of here already. We have nothing to lose by doing this. We're already burdened with ineffective lawmakers. Things in Washington are at a standstill and we've got two parties who refuse to work together because of past perceived slights, political hit jobs, differences of opinion on the core issues, etc. These wounds run deep too - the past 10 to 15 years have been to worst period in our congress' history, and it's not looking up. We can let this same story play out over another generation, or we can do something drastic to try to change the culture in DC. In my opinion, changing :censored: up big time in Washington is the kick in the ass our country needs. You want to drain the swamp? Here you go. This is the way to really do it: Get behind the rhetoric - •••Drain That Swamp••• •••Drain That Swamp••• •••Drain That Swamp••• Let's truly MAGA! [/QUOTE]
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