[clue-talk] Wow, Card's a little political...

[Nate Duehr]

On Nov 1, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Angelo Bertolli wrote:

> Jed S. Baer wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:23:51 -0400
>> Angelo Bertolli wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm not sure:  are politicians supposed to just do what all the  
>>> constituents want, or are they supposed to do what the people who  
>>> voted for them want?
>>>
>>
>> Well, they swear an oath to protect and defend The Consitution of the
>> United States. They have no duty to do what their constituents want,
>> though they have every incentive to do so, if they want to remain in
>> office.
>>
>> Of course, I'd prefer that as few of them as possible get re- 
>> elected. One
>> problem with the D.C. politicians is that they're too entrenched.  
>> They've
>> become accustomed to the perques that come with holding office.  
>> Addicted
>> to the power trip as well, I suppose.
>
> Since I have a tendency to only point out places where I disagree,  
> and I rarely acknowledge it, I agree with you there.  Public office  
> is another job, and competition is just as important there,  if not,  
> moreso.

I'll throw a me too on this fire.  :-)  Term limits are needed,  
badly.  It's just difficult to get the politicians to vote for it.

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Nate Duehr
nate at natetech.com