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I don't know how to pull it off, but somehow we've got to figure out a way to correct the system that only awards power after decades in office. About the time
by poulsbohemian 3y ago
I don't know how to pull it off, but somehow we've got to figure out a way to correct the system that only awards power after decades in office. About the time that members of Congress should be retiring is when they gain actual committee leadership and seniority, and thus the incentives are for a gerontocracy. It also means that those who understand the system are incentivized to vote for and keep incumbents who otherwise may not be the best candidate choice. I wish RGB and Feinstein (and plenty of others still in power) would have had the courage to step aside gracefully, but the incentives for them to stay are just too perverse and stretch far beyond them as individuals.