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minus-square@Serinuslink1•5 months agoBecause new people can’t be corrupt? For the record, George Santos was one of the newest members of Congress. Just because you don’t know their names doesn’t mean they’re clean. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_new_members_of_the_118th_United_States_Congress
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 months agoSo your answer is to just let known corruption continue. How does that solve anything?
minus-square@Serinuslink0•5 months agoTerm limits go both ways. They can introduce or reduce corruption. In general I think they add corruption, even if they wouldn’t right this moment. I’d rather pack the court or find another solution to fix corruption in the current court.
minus-square@pyrelink7•5 months agono, but they can surely end it sometime. a president can be corrupt but they have to fuck off after 8 years max. alito can say fuck democracy, blame his wife for it and live the rest of his life doing his best to ruin yours.
Term limits absolutely don’t prevent corruption.
I’d say they limit the impact of corruption.
Because new people can’t be corrupt? For the record, George Santos was one of the newest members of Congress.
Just because you don’t know their names doesn’t mean they’re clean.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_new_members_of_the_118th_United_States_Congress
So your answer is to just let known corruption continue.
How does that solve anything?
Term limits go both ways. They can introduce or reduce corruption. In general I think they add corruption, even if they wouldn’t right this moment.
I’d rather pack the court or find another solution to fix corruption in the current court.
no, but they can surely end it sometime. a president can be corrupt but they have to fuck off after 8 years max. alito can say fuck democracy, blame his wife for it and live the rest of his life doing his best to ruin yours.