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Being a good politician I think has two meanings which kind of drives this divide in opinion: 1) being good at getting elected 2) being good at getting things d
by dillondoyle 8y ago
Being a good politician I think has two meanings which kind of drives this divide in opinion:
1) being good at getting elected
2) being good at getting things done
It really does take experience, connections, networks, and skill to accomplish things in legislatures. Same with getting elected.
The problem is in order to become #2, you have to become #1.
Unless we as voters become far more informed and drastically change the way we evaluate candidates I don't think we'll get #2 skillsets from politicians who also don't have the qualities many term limit advocates despise.
- Ygg2 8y agoWhy not just cut out 1) all together. Let people get chosen randomly.
- jackvalentine 8y agoHow do you get rid of them? Term limits? Then we go back to the problem of having people who can get things done...
- Ygg2 8y agoBy default, after one term they are dismissed. Only exception is that few of them (like one or two) that are judged as good are kept. Think evolution algorithm on a government scale.
- jackvalentine 8y agoJudged as good?
- therealdrag0 8y agoImagine if your doctor was chosen randomly.
- Ygg2 8y agoImagine if politician had to study politics for 10+ years.