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>They found that the time clock on legislators terms made them more eager for "easy wins" rather than tacking complex problems. This was especially true of legi
by nemothekid 6y ago
>They found that the time clock on legislators terms made them more eager for "easy wins" rather than tacking complex problems. This was especially true of legislators who were hoping to jump into national politics.
Ah that actually makes a lot of sense to me. I did not actually consider that when you mentioned experience - a newer politician certainly has more pressure to put points on the board and it follows that they may introduce "buggy" laws.
- zimpenfish 6y ago> a newer politician certainly has more pressure to put points on the board and it follows that they may introduce "buggy" laws. cf new developers who are under pressure to get commits into the codebase and will end up making mistakes as a consequence.