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Post by Tar A on Feb 6, 2004 21:20:25 GMT -5
(Dilemma #54) - "Time to Put the Older Senators Out to Pasture?" The IssueMany people are starting to think that it's time to put term limits on elected officials, given the average age of 70 years old and 40 years of service in the nation's Parliament. The Debate- Option 1: "It's time to get these lifetime politicians off the government payroll!" says term-limits advocate Buffy Christmas "Let them get real jobs like the rest of us once they leave office. Besides, if they are currently a Senator, they can always run for another office like Governor. This gives people the right to elect whomever they want to run for office, just not the same office forever. It'll keep things from going completely stale!"
- Option 2: "Wait a minute" says Billy O'Bannon, chairman of the national Infinite Power party. "We pay a lot of money to get those people into office. It can take several terms before we get a return on our investment, I mean, candidates. We should extend the number of years for each term, not limit the number of times a person can serve in any specific office!"
- Option 3: Your aunt's mother's step-sister's best friend's hairstylist, George W. Frederickson, pooh-poohs the entire idea. "You know how to run your country, yes? Why deal with the hassle of elected officials and elections in the first place, yes? Eliminate elections and this entire term limit issue becomes moot, yes?"
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Unlimited
Senator / Pacific Surveyor of Foreign Threat
Vanguard of the Pacific Revolution
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Post by Unlimited on Feb 6, 2004 21:28:49 GMT -5
Well, with the Pacifics own situation, I think it is fairly obvious which option wins here. If we are weak the FPA mmight come in and ry to take over!
Option 3
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Post by Tar A on Feb 6, 2004 21:42:27 GMT -5
Because the FPA are so good at that sort of stuff.
Nevertheless, I don't really understand the first two. I know they don't raise Political Freedoms, so that leaves what exactly they do do. I'll have to think about it a bit more.
So either 3 or dismiss. I haven't decided yet.
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