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Cynthia Watson's avatar

Yes, they are lay ing groundwork, I certainly fear.thank you for flagging this. I know you have written so much on it. God’s work, Wayne, God’s work for us all.

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Jim Hudson's avatar

“…but those in Washington today seem to think they merely need electing rather than to govern.”

Yes! I’ve been a proponent for term limits in Congress for a long time. My personal opinion is that politicians, once “in power” will do just about anything to remain in power. The well used phrase: “power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely” springs to mind to emphasize the issue. They will hang their argument on the complexities of governing and the intricacies of “getting things done”, bills passed, etc. But they are the ones who have allowed the processes to become so convoluted in the first place. I feel the majority of those the people elect to be their voice in Congress have forgotten they are being placed there to govern (as you stated)...and instead feel they're being placed there to get re-elected.

One only has to look as far as a Congressional hearing where the members are more concerned with getting their voices and points “on the record” vs. actually hearing what the subpoenaed witness has to say and engaging in civil discourse. The witnesses are routinely cut-off mid sentence and berated by Congressional members who want to showcase their power in that environment. There is little civil discourse…even among Congressional counterparts at times. Same with “fact-finding visits” or CODELs (Congressional Delegations). Having been on the receiving end of some of these, again, it’s little about fact-finding and more about them being seen and catered to in far-flung areas of the globe just because they can.

I realize I’m painting all with the same brush and there probably are some who enter into political office with purely noble intentions. At some point, lobbyists, personal interests, political pressure, greed and other pressures seem to sway them from that noble path and they are absorbed by “The Borg” for those Start Trek fans out there. From Wikipedia: "The Borg has become a symbol in popular culture for any juggernaut against which "resistance is futile"

Establish term limits! Get in. Get the people’s work done. Get out. Stop spending the bulk of your time in Congress promoting your own agenda and working to get re-elected. Be a servant leader and put Nation first.

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