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Democracy ..... over-rated?
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RE: Democracy ..... over-rated?
Quote:A person being so popular that nobody can run against them is a great reason to keep them in power. I don't think I've ever said I hated FDR; I don't really know much about the guy to know if I hate him or not. However, my opinion of him has nothing to do with whether or not the rest of the country believes he is a good enough man for the job.
In America, at least, the reason term limits appeal to people is the idea that politics should be a service, not a career.

As an alternative, how would you feel if the system allowed for a term of unlimited length, but as a check against lifetime ownership of a position, the politician in question has to make sure that his popularity maintains a certain level, in the form of a more standardized system of polling throughout the entire year, with the threat of a recall election if polling numbers remain under a certain threshold for a certain length of time?

I think one advantage to this is that there is not the expense of both time and money involved in running full-fledged campaigns every few years. A politician at any level would be as safe in his seat as his performance (and/or popularity) warranted.
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Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Hughsie - October 5, 2012 at 3:58 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by LastPoet - October 5, 2012 at 4:03 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Hughsie - October 5, 2012 at 4:06 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by LastPoet - October 5, 2012 at 4:11 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Ryantology - October 5, 2012 at 4:18 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Kayenneh - October 5, 2012 at 4:44 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by festive1 - October 5, 2012 at 4:58 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Darkstar - October 5, 2012 at 4:55 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Faith No More - October 5, 2012 at 4:57 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tiberius - October 5, 2012 at 5:28 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by festive1 - October 5, 2012 at 5:34 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 6, 2012 at 3:00 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Cyberman - October 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Minimalist - October 5, 2012 at 5:39 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Darkstar - October 5, 2012 at 5:59 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Brian37 - October 5, 2012 at 6:26 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tino - October 5, 2012 at 6:30 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Polaris - October 5, 2012 at 8:36 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Minimalist - October 6, 2012 at 11:39 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 6, 2012 at 11:54 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tiberius - October 7, 2012 at 1:07 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Ryantology - October 7, 2012 at 3:15 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 7, 2012 at 9:33 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tiberius - October 7, 2012 at 10:41 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 7, 2012 at 1:29 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Cyberman - October 7, 2012 at 1:32 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Ryantology - October 7, 2012 at 1:57 pm

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