Citizen Revolt
by Jane on Feb.02, 2009, under Uncategorized
I HEREBY propose three amendments to President Obama’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” now pending in the Senate.
First: Term limits: Since most of our elected officials appear to be crooks, let’s limit the time they can steal from us to two terms. At the same time let’s ban legacy seats. If you die in office (or become VP) your spouse or offspring is limited to the remainder of your two terms in the same seat.
Second: Deficit Reduction: After every election require every candidate and elected official to turn over any unused donations to the treasury to be used against the deficit. Pay off the debt and level the playing field at the same time!
Third: Mandatory Audits: Audit every elected official’s tax returns from the day they took office with no exception. Double interest and fees on any back taxes owed. If more than one “mistake” is found, the elected official is disqualified from serving and must relinquish their office immediately.
Voila! I predict that within 60 days, the deficit is reduced, the economy is stimulated and we have a whole new crop of politicians stealing from the taxpayer.
February 2nd, 2009 on 1:25 pm
I actually have no problem with any of that. In principle, I’m opposed to term limits, since they defy the will of the people… but in practice, they’re the only things protecting democracy from a generally apathetic electorate. IOW, they’re elitist, but fortunately, I’m a bit of an elitist.