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Originally Posted by lutzTD
it should be made more like jury duty. our justice system is based on people who didnt have a good enough excuse to get out of it, why not the legislature? make them keep their old job and the employer pay them the same salary, they get $4 per day from the govt. no one would worry about keeping the job and maybe we would get some fresh ideas and a more representative set of reps. best of all, no campaigns.
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What you describe is probably closer to the original elected US government than what we have today. The people such as Washington went to the Capital because it was their duty and it cost them lots of money to do so. He and many others in that era, basically shut down their farming operations while they went and did their DUTY. It was NOT their career as it is today.
They should have a term limit, not to exceed two terms and a MODEST salary plus REASONABLE expenses, but unfortunately, the slime balls that would have to pass such a bill are the very scum bags that are getting fat and happy not doing so.
As it is, it doesn't even occur to the slime balls in Washington that they work for us instead of the other way around.