Ed Leafe wrote: > On Sep 6, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Ricardo Araoz wrote: > >> I guess we disagree on this topic. I think your govt would be >> 'optimal' >> if you had a mechanism by which people could kick off any public >> officer >> if enough signatures are obtained, even a president before his mandate >> is complete. That way if the people are fooled by someone who acts >> differently than what he promised, or if the people change their >> minds, >> they would not be forced to bear with him for many years till his >> mandate expires. > > > One of the reasons for a fixed term is that, short of committing an > impeachable offense, the person can focus on doing what is right, not > what is popular at the moment. You elect people who are supposed to > know more than the average citizen about matters such as the economy, > security, etc.
Funny that. If you hire a lawyer or an engineer you would be adamant in keeping your right to fire him at any time (nothing about the engineer "focus on doing what is right, not what is" your wish "at the moment". Same thing if you hired an accountant to straighten up your economy. Yet when it comes to govt you have swallowed this lies without even chewing them, and you'll accept things you wouldn't accept in any other aspect of your life. > > Where we've fallen short is in having an unchecked presidency. Bush > has committed several clearly impeachable offenses, but Congress has > utterly failed in its duty to prosecute these matters. > > -- Ed Leafe > > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
