[–] Poot_McGarvey 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I sort of agree with her on this one thing.
If legislators want to own their own productive capital they can have a blind trust, anything else brings with it various inherent conflicts of interest.
[–] flapjack_charlie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Make it so their spouses or anyone living in their household cant either. That's what brokerages do.
[–] Gas_the_Jews88 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Guillotines should make a comeback. Death to any politician that breaks the law or abuses power
[–] ketoll 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
How about a 13th Amendment that NO LAWYERS can serve in Congress.
[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
As in no one with a law degree or no former bar association members?
The former could make things a little tricky given that their job is writing laws.
[–] JohnGaltApproves 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Wonder how all those doctors and farmers did it back in the 19th century.
[–] peacegnome 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
"lawyer" is just a profession. And those should not be regulated by the government. A school should be able to select their teachers, a person should be able to select their financial consultant, etc.; not the state, and definitely not some private company (the bar, the aca, whatever regulates beauticians, etc.) It's all protectionist bullshit.
That said, term limits, and ending lifetime compensation packages should get rid of many career politicians. The 13th amendment should be something along the lines of "representatives of a constituency should always put them first in their decisions, or rope" of course it would have to be slightly more detailed to prevent frivolous cases, like what is currently happening to trump.
[–] RakerKey 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
Great Idea !! . .
And follow that with No Dual Citizens
[–] bonghits4jeebus ago
Hey don't be anti-Semitic
[–] Diggernicks ago
No persons with dual loyalties.
Aka catholics.
[–] Helena73 ago
No democraps.
[–] 22991030? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Precede with that and it pretty much becomes redundant.