Author Topic: Tougher in Alaska  (Read 759 times)

Offline Sandman

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Re: Tougher in Alaska
« Reply #30 on: July 31, 2008, 10:00:35 PM »
Let's see... In 1995, the Supreme Court decided that States didn't have the power to impose term limits. So, that leaves just one other option... Constitutional amendment.

Not going to happen...

Any discussion of congressional term limits is little more than gratuitous mutual masturbation.

You guys have fun with it.
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Offline DREDIOCK

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Re: Tougher in Alaska
« Reply #31 on: July 31, 2008, 10:21:34 PM »
Let's see... In 1995, the Supreme Court decided that States didn't have the power to impose term limits. So, that leaves just one other option... Constitutional amendment.

Not going to happen...

Any discussion of congressional term limits is little more than gratuitous mutual masturbation.

You guys have fun with it.

Oh I agree.
Expecting that to happen would be like expecting congress to vote against giving themselves a pay raise.
Or for a drastic cut in their benifit package
Death is no easy answer
For those who wish to know
Ask those who have been before you
What fate the future holds
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Offline Carrel

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Re: Tougher in Alaska
« Reply #32 on: August 01, 2008, 09:17:48 AM »
I wish that was the case but once a slug gets in a term or two the connections he makes, makes it practically impossible to remove him.

if term limits are go enough for the potus, they are good enough for the other dead heads in dc

would like to see the stats showing someone who has two or three terms under their belt getting the boot with a straight vote minus any kind of scandel.

Eagler, you're right- we have term limits in California but all that means is they limit out as an assembly person then run for the State Senate and limit out and then get appointed to a 100,000 dollar a year "job" on the waste management board where they meet once every three months.

Districts are jerry rigged to the point it's impossible for a politician from an opposing party to have a chance- it is the very worst of a political machine, and in my district (controlled by Dems) another Dem has no chance even without the proper connections.

We don't have elections, we have coronations. Our current assembly person and current state senator will never face a real challange- they are part of the system, and will retire very wealthy.

Offline alskahawk

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Re: Tougher in Alaska
« Reply #33 on: August 01, 2008, 11:14:31 AM »
 What do other politicians call a long term senator that takes graft?  :rolleyes:

Offline alskahawk

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Re: Tougher in Alaska
« Reply #34 on: August 01, 2008, 11:15:05 AM »
 -Mentor!

Offline john9001

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Re: Tougher in Alaska
« Reply #35 on: August 01, 2008, 11:36:55 AM »
elections......a congress that has a 9% approval rating has a 98% chance of being re-elected.

something is broken somewhere.