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.
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