Dear God. Rep. Phyllis Kahn is 81. I guess she’s retired now. But, gosh, what is it with judges and politicians that they stay “on the job” until the day they die? I am only 64 and I have a hard time working for a whole day...and especially for day after day.
They have staff to do the real work. The job has great benefits and status. And they're used to it.
That was after she'd been in the state legislature for 30 years.
In 2003 she introduced a bill to repeal the ban on first-cousin marriage in Minnesota, but it died in committee. Republican Minority Leader Marty Seifert criticized the bill in response, saying it would "turn us into a cold Arkansas." According to the University of Minnesota's The Wake, Kahn was aware the bill had little chance of passing but introduced it anyway to draw attention to the issue. She reportedly got the idea after learning that cousin marriage is an acceptable form of marriage among some cultural groups that have a strong presence in Minnesota, namely the Hmong and Somali.
Hoist by her own petard. She didn't foresee that a Somali would beat her.
Evil seems to have an unlimited amount of energy. It never rests.
They don't "work" like you work. They grow accustomed to the power. They like being players. They like being courted. And they accumulate staff to do all the real work.
If we want to clean the Augean stables, there are several good places to start. The growth of staff is one. City councilmen in large cities have staff. State reps have staff. Get rid of them. Make their excellencies do their own work.
“...what is it with judges and politicians that they stay “on the job” until the day they die?”
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They make lots of easy money.