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unfortunately political parties are machines to continue influence and power. It would change how influence was applied, but the team sport that is politics wou
by LegitShady 4y ago
unfortunately political parties are machines to continue influence and power. It would change how influence was applied, but the team sport that is politics would continue with different spokepeople in office and the same people running the machinery of party in the back.
- macintux 4y agoI expect lobbyists would be winners if short term limits were imposed. Inexperienced legislators would tend to rely extensively on party apparatus and lobbyists.
- junofan 4y agoInteresting, I would expect the opposite: tenured legislators rely more on lobbyists and party apparatus. You don’t really see increasing independence over time; rather, wayward legislators get primaried by the party.
- LegitShady 4y agothe party doesn't necessarily lose any power in this case, so their ability to control elections by choosing who runs might be undiminished.
- macintux 4y agoMy suspicion is that the bills and amendments the legislature debates, and their direct and indirect impacts, are so complex that a young legislator will necessarily need help navigating. So experienced staff, parties, and lobbyists will necessarily be strong influences. A veteran lawmaker has better intuitions, and knows who both inside and outside the system they can trust for advice.