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40 to 50 years is still greater than 15 though isn't it?
by 0xdeadbeefbabe 5y ago
40 to 50 years is still greater than 15 though isn't it?
- lkrubner 5y agoTrue, though the ratio of 15 to 45 is better than the ratio of 2 to 45. I'm assuming there is some law of diminishing returns here, that hasn't set in at 2 or 4 years, but has set in by 15 years. In other words, a politician who has to run for office every 2 years is powerless in the face of civil servants, whereas a political who runs for office every 15 years definitely has the time needed to force a showdown with civil servants, whenever civil servants are acting in a rogue manner.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> True, though the ratio of 15 to 45 is better than the ratio of 2 to 45. Senate terms are 6 years, not 2.
- bumby 5y agoAre we still talking about Pelosi? She’s not a Senator
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Are we still talking about Pelosi? She’s not a Senator We’re talking about the suggestion “if every Senator were elected for 15 years... Which, yes, was an odd suggestion in this thread for the reason you point out, sure.
- bumby 5y agoThanks for clarifying, it was a bit hard for me to follow on mobile