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To: EternalVigilance
If you are correct, it is impossible to restore constitutionally limited government in the United States.

Well, asking a bunch of legislators to vote for something that is very much against their self-interest is a very difficult task. One needs to either gain tremendous leverage over them, or try a different path. I feel that the Executive and Legislative Branches need to tell the Judiciary to stuff it when they come up with their outrageous 'decisions'. That would make a good start. As far as leverage goes, currently most Reps have safe seats, so that would have to change -- by de-gerrymandering districts via new rules limiting the length of perimeter a district could have compared with its square-root area, perhaps.

885 posted on 06/12/2005 3:02:26 PM PDT by expatpat
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To: expatpat

Tax prognostications and now political analysis all wrapped into one fuzzball. That's great.

You don't think the politician's "self-interest" includes getting re-elected, then??? They all have such safe seats they can just ignore voters??? Got news for you pitipat.


896 posted on 06/12/2005 3:21:56 PM PDT by pigdog
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To: expatpat
Well, asking a bunch of legislators to vote for something that is very much against their self-interest is a very difficult task. One needs to either gain tremendous leverage over them .....

That alone should tell that the idea is worthy of support -- that lawmakers are against it for not being in their self interest. Remember, they are supposed to be there to serve us.

1,047 posted on 06/13/2005 6:48:51 AM PDT by Badray
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