The surest path to riches in this country now is election to Congress. Do that, and you and your descendents will be wealthy beyond imagination.
So the criminal minds who, 30 years ago, would have been attracted to high-level private business crime are now flocking to government ‘service’. The author is correct. We need to think of them as unindicted mafia capos.
Probabaly 75% or more are simply slick gangsters. Another 15% or so are on the edge. Even most who appear honest are simply slicker con artists than the othrers.
Term limits are not enough. 8 or 12 years is still plenty of time to accumulate a fortune by selling out the American public. We need to do most of the following;
- no pensions for elected officials
- all assets put in trusts that can only invest in T-bills while elected
- restrict staffs. 10 for congressmen. 50 for the president.
- lobbying after serving in elected office should be a felony.
- they have to participate in the same health care we all do.
- 100% financial disclosure for the 2 years prior and each year while elected.
- felony offense to hire relatives.
- only let congress meet 50 or 75 days a year.
- accepting bribes should be suject to the death penalty.
- balanced budget amendment
- rescind the 17th amendment
- a new constitutional amendment to recall any federal official. In particular, for president, we now know that 4 years is more than enough time to devastate the country. We have to have the ability to evict them as soon as 1 month into their criminal activities.
The greatest enemy this country faces is our elected officials. Al Queda pales in comparison. The Communist infiltration that has taken over academia and the media isn’t as dangerous. Russia isn’t as dangerous.
