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I am convinced that the reason most democracies have limited terms of presidency is because if one elected official can't be bought then the next one will be (o
by mladenkovacevic 14y ago
I am convinced that the reason most democracies have limited terms of presidency is because if one elected official can't be bought then the next one will be (or in the case of US elections - they ALL get bought!)
This is why voting for people is bullshit (in my opinion).
The government should be a bunch of invisible (but accountable) professionals academically trained in governance, laws, finances, foreign policy...etc with the only mandate to lead a succesful socially and globally responsible country. But if you really want to get all democratic about it, the "people" should vote on very broad issues to determine the intellectual values and the future direction of the country.
- arjunnarayan 14y agoI.e. china?
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- swombat 14y agoChinese people don't vote on issues. This sounds more like Switzerland.
- arthurrr 14y agoThe problem with academics is that all of their knowledge is theory, they have no practical experience. I think you should only be able to spend a maximum 1 year in government, you should not be able to make a career out of working in government.
- jongleur 14y agoSingle term limits might help.
- mladenkovacevic 14y agoi think your reasoning here is kinda backwards: "To do a good job in government, you need experience. Therefore, you should only be allowed to work at it for one year." An electrician also needs a lot of experience before he can be good at his job. But he doesn't get a max of one year to accomplish mastery. He can shadow an experienced master electrician in an apprenticeship role for years before he actually takes charge.