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and now a word from Warren G. Harding...

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Amidst the hubbub of the Roaring Twenties, Harding's administration was rife with corruption. Yet, if you look into his actual accomplishments, they stand up quite well. He died in office and Calvin Coolidge took over.


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He also got passed the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 - part of which REQUIRES that the president submit a budget to Congress each year.

Something Barry has evidently forgotten to do.

Kevin[0]:

No problem, G -- in IL, they just stop time as a procedural matter. If the law says it's yesterday, who's to say it's not? And thus we have DST.

The rules for Congress, et al., lack teeth. To start with, their salaries should be docked if they cannot meet the requirements of their job.

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The more I read about our presidents, the less I like the idea of any of them as presidents.

I like the rhetoric of some of them, but translate "bills passed" into "work actually done in accordance with the Constitution to preserve our republic & ensure the liberties of all fairly & without prejudice" & they're all disappointing.

Terwiliger:

Good point, Kevin[0]. Maybe we should make a special division of the armed services the 4th branch of government. They would be charged with the limited powers of:

(1) Ensuring that executives & legislators adhere to the Constitution.

(2) Ensuring that judges simply interpret laws.

The recourse for violations of (1) or (2):

(a) Termination of the offending party. No last cigarette; tobacco is bad for you. No blindfold; you deserve to see it coming. All remuneration paid to you in your entire political career shall be deducted from your estate & refunded to the taxpayers.

(b) See (a)

Kevin[0]:

Heh, T. Why don't we call that plan Z. :) We'll start with plan A and see how many letters we have to go through before we get compliance.

Seriously, though, is there any argument against docking salary for failure to achieve basic objective tasks? It seems to me that 90% of Americans would agree with it.

GarandFan:

And while we're at it, you can't spend more on an election than you collect in pay in one year.

No one else can create a 'political ad' for a person or party. Only the candidate can do that.

Kevin[0]:

That's a tough nut to crack, G. Personally, I'd err on the side of free speech and allow political ads as long as funding is transparent.

How about we require candidate / party ads to include a slow, clear, short link to opponent commentary on the ad? e.g. "For my opponent's view of this ad, go to: ads.gov/101".

I want to see more detailed issue-specific open interaction between the candidates, and online seems like the perfect place.

GarandFan:

I think the last thing any politician wants is 'transparency'.

Kevin[0]:

Yep, all the more reason to give it to 'em. :)

How does the old saying go? Anyone who wants to be a politician is by definition unfit for the position.

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