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> Maybe, but I can't think of any way to make that work. Neither can I. If the good people of Mass want to keep electing him, there's not much that the rest o
by anamax 16y ago
> Maybe, but I can't think of any way to make that work.
Neither can I. If the good people of Mass want to keep electing him, there's not much that the rest of us can do.
> "bring home the bacon" guy
Supposedly pork actually kills jobs in the recipient's district.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Harvard-study-shows-earmarks-cost-jobs-95637114.html http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Harvard-study-show...
Another approach, which won't ever happen because of the social dynamics, is for his fellow legislators to punish his district. The theory being "we can't make you elect someone else, but we can make you wish that you had". However, legislators don't work that way.