A Modest Proposal to Limit Political Terms of Office

Ho-hum! ALL POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT -- that's the way governing bodies function, in the ancient past and in the 21st Century. Opposition parties ALWAYS go after the Establishment, and the IN's always go after the OUT's -- whether you call them political parties or liberation armies. That will never change!!! (Unless the Grobius Reform Amendment is passed, which will at least discourage the half-hearted band-wagoners who want a piece of the action.) "Little people" and taxpayers are the ones who always end up screwed.



The STRICTLY LIMITED TERM AMENDMENT
as proposed by Grobius Shortling.

In simpler times, while civilization as we know it was developing (along with bureaucracies that were needed to sustain that growth), the Ancients had sacrificial leaders -- they were periodically purged for the sins and failures and disasters of the tribal society. For the good of the Community, THE KING MUST DIE. This amendment would mandate the death penalty for any President, Senator, or Supreme Court Justice, or person of a high level, upon leaving office -- and of course there would be inflexible term limits to avoid FDR-ism. It would be tastefully done, on July 4th of course: a mass execution of retirees in these categories (maybe even some retired CEO's of big companies if the idea catches on and becomes an established custom). With elaborate ceremonies, speeches by Bishops and Priests and Rabbis, encomiums from the replacement characters, and fireworks on a spectacular scale. For dramatic emphasis, I would push for the guillotine as opposed to lethal injection. This could become a traditional feel-good holiday like Thanksgiving for the whole population. And your true idealistic politicians would welcome this cathartic finale to their careers. It would also discourage second careers as lobbyists and corporate lawyers and other parasitical pursuits. It would become a noble cause to die for the benefit of your Country.