There is a clear distinction between a candidate now in the New Millennium, the campaign laws, as compared to one hundred years ago, the media as compared to one hundred years ago, and the distinct advantages a candidate has now, as compared to one hundred years ago.
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > 1 term in congress. 1 term in the slammer. Fine by me. > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, I suppose I am saying the number of terms ... seems they determined >> that a President can only have two after FDR ... let's try it for Congress >> and see what we get!! >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:05 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> A term is already limited to 2 years (House) and 6 years (Senate). >>> Limiting the number of terms is contrary to liberty. Amendment 22 should >>> be repealed. >>> Furthermore -- as already noted -- when a Party Machine can replace >>> Drone A with Drone B, nothing changes except the Putz's name. >>> >>> Regard$, >>> --MJ >>> >>> "Off goes the head of the king, and tyranny gives way to freedom. The >>> change seems abysmal. Then, bit by bit, the face of freedom hardens, and by >>> and by it is the old face of tyranny. Then another cycle, and another. But >>> under the play of all these opposites there is something fundamental and >>> permanent the basic delusion that men may be governed and yet be free." >>> -- H.L. Mencken, The American Credo: A Contribution Toward the >>> Interpretation of the National Mind http://goo.gl/Q3oCp >>> >>> >>> >>> At 03:56 PM 12/15/2013, you wrote: >>> >>> The 90+ reelection rate would be eliminated if they could only be in the >>> house for a few terms and the Senate for a few terms, no ability to run >>> again ... kinda like how the President has at best 2 terms and then it's >>> over, no matter how popular he may be at the time!!! >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 3:52 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> There are term limits. There is also a 90%+ re-election rate ... >>> The problem THEIR is the Party Machines -- interchange Candidate A for >>> Candidate B for Candidate C. >>> >>> Seems to me that were Government incapable of providing advantages, >>> there would be no power to wield and it would not matter who was in >>> Congress. >>> >>> Regard$, >>> --MJ >>> >>> "We must remember that the principal instrument of government is >>> coercion and that our government officials are no more moral, omnipotent, >>> nor omniscient than are any of the rest of us. Once we understand the basic >>> principles which must be observed if freedom is to be safeguarded against >>> government, we may become more hesitant in turning our personal problems >>> and responsibilities over to that agency of coercion, with its insatiable >>> appetite for power." - W. C. Mullendore >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> At 03:42 PM 12/15/2013, you wrote: >>> >>> I know!!! The problems we have now did not start the day the current >>> President was elected ... the bigger problem is Congress, term limits and >>> no salaries would be a start!!! >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 3:01 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: [image: >>> []] -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google >>> Groups. For options & help see >>> http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other >>> community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and >>> moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking >>> news, and more. --- You received this message because you are >>> subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe >>> from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to >>> [email protected]. 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