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Republican Extremist Gaetz on reforms to government

mercredi 11 octobre 2023 à 13:04

Republican Extremist Gaetz seems to agree with progressive leader Ro Khanna about some reforms to Congress and the US government.

  1. Ban money from lobbyists and political actions committees to congressional candidates
  2. Ban members of Congress from trading stocks and from ever becoming lobbyists
  3. Term limits for members of Congress
  4. Term limits for Supreme Court justices
  5. An ethics code for Supreme Court justices

I agree with the author that term limits for Congress are a foolish idea and that term limits for the Supreme Court require a constitutional amendment. I support the other three.

Is it wort while negotiating a deal like this with a sabotage-minded Republican? He may not stick to any good deal long enough to get it enacted and through9ugh the Senate. And it would be hard to cooperate with him on one issue while he demands to abolish other programs that poor Americans depend on for their survival.

However, if he can learn to tone himself down enough to cooperate successfully, it could be a good thing.