We are all being sacrificed to our betters’ ambitions. He, and most of our politicians, are as much pawns as the rest of us. They just don’t know it. Yet.
Older than 72 on election.....but if they run for office at age 70, they will be 72/73 or 76/77 at the end of that term depending on which legislative office. Is that okay??
Wonder if you could amend the Constitution to say "can serve in any government no more than XX number of years for their life" since many serve for years in state/county/local govt then run for national, then President.
One of the most remarkable statements ever made by a sitting US Senator. But he’s a little late to the party. It already doesn’t. This is just a cleanup operation.
UpChuck Schumer has done nothing else in his life. He received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1974, and then ran for office, winning election to the NYS Assembly, entering office in January 1975. Three terms in the Assembly, then on to Congress in the House, and now the Senate.
You could be more of a career politician then that...
John Dingell Sr 1st occupied the congressional seat the early 1920’s. His son John Jr., was elected to it in 1955 and held it until his death. Now it is held by his hapless wife. The area occupies SE Wayne county. It’s been in decline since the early 60’s but the Dingell clan enjoyed the UAW’s unwavering support. Many in Wayne are 50’s democrats voting the way they do not realizing the party is openly marxist these days. MI is becoming a New Jersey now having pushed all the Republicans north & away from urban centers.
Much of the problem for the house is money. There would be more primaries if the districts were smaller and the force of will accounted for more. Incumbents use their power to raise huge sums and then spend it overwhelming the opponent who can't compete financially. There are a lot of primaries at the state house level and some of them are successful because some one with a cause knocks on every door in the district -- twice. The incumbent usually lets the consultants send out mail and texts and maybe tv. Face to face still counts for a lot. Harder to do in places with entrenched party bosses, but at least it drives the cost up. No one in office wants a primary.
The dirty secret is the use of dark money in campaigns and the outsized impact of all kinds of bogus organizations that are supposed to not be coordinating with any candidate but are really vassals.
Counterpoint is Darin LaHood, one of the most responsible people in the House and one of the most responsive people to constituent issues. His family has been in the business for 50 years now, counting the time that Ray LaHood worked for Bob Michel.
Darin knows his way around DC, and is a solid conservative, much as his father was a center-left Republican. The common thread is that they both know how to gets passports expedited, and how to get the IRS to return phone calls, which is 1/2 of what any congressman is doing at any given time.
His father wasn't a very good representative I didn't think. Met him a few times. Operator out for himself, not for the people. I don't know Darin. Bob Michel was a helluva nice guy, but was very comfortable to be in the minority. He was a Washington Generals kind of team player as opposed to Harlem Globetrotter
Ray was solid on constituent services. Big spender, which was popular with the 75,000 people who worked at Caterpillar. Bob Michel was a big spender too.
I just have two words to demonstrate the tribal nature of the electorate now - John Fetterman.
If those two words don't show you how truly f-cked we are, I do not know what will.
John Fetterman
Perfect point....illustrative
It is a felony -- murder -- to put that failing man in office. They are killing him.
JLM
www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com
We are all being sacrificed to our betters’ ambitions. He, and most of our politicians, are as much pawns as the rest of us. They just don’t know it. Yet.
I personally favor:
House of Reps: 4 terms of 2 years each = 8 years
Senate: 2 terms of 6 years each = 12 years
Combined: No more than 20 years service in both the House/Senate
Age limit: No Rep or Senator should serve in office or be elected to office if they would be older than 72
Just me.
Embalming -- free embalming for any Rep/Senator older than 75 -- INVOLUNTARY?
JLM
www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com
Older than 72 on election.....but if they run for office at age 70, they will be 72/73 or 76/77 at the end of that term depending on which legislative office. Is that okay??
Wonder if you could amend the Constitution to say "can serve in any government no more than XX number of years for their life" since many serve for years in state/county/local govt then run for national, then President.
I like not older than 72 on election day, but I like not older than 72 in office better.
I am not wildly opposed to someone having served at the state/county/local gov't level, but I do want to limit things at the Federal level.
JLM
www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com
I think that the same standard that corporate boards are allowed to apply to corporate officers - no older than 65 on election day.
One of the most remarkable statements ever made by a sitting US Senator. But he’s a little late to the party. It already doesn’t. This is just a cleanup operation.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/08/16/hawley-trump-indictments-a-recipe-for-one-party-rule-our-constitutional-democracy-doesnt-exist-anymore/
I love how you have a chumbolone link in there.
It needs to become a national word. I thank John Kass for coining it
Oil up your chainsaw Mr Carter!
UpChuck Schumer has done nothing else in his life. He received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1974, and then ran for office, winning election to the NYS Assembly, entering office in January 1975. Three terms in the Assembly, then on to Congress in the House, and now the Senate.
You could be more of a career politician then that...
John Dingell Sr 1st occupied the congressional seat the early 1920’s. His son John Jr., was elected to it in 1955 and held it until his death. Now it is held by his hapless wife. The area occupies SE Wayne county. It’s been in decline since the early 60’s but the Dingell clan enjoyed the UAW’s unwavering support. Many in Wayne are 50’s democrats voting the way they do not realizing the party is openly marxist these days. MI is becoming a New Jersey now having pushed all the Republicans north & away from urban centers.
Much of the problem for the house is money. There would be more primaries if the districts were smaller and the force of will accounted for more. Incumbents use their power to raise huge sums and then spend it overwhelming the opponent who can't compete financially. There are a lot of primaries at the state house level and some of them are successful because some one with a cause knocks on every door in the district -- twice. The incumbent usually lets the consultants send out mail and texts and maybe tv. Face to face still counts for a lot. Harder to do in places with entrenched party bosses, but at least it drives the cost up. No one in office wants a primary.
The dirty secret is the use of dark money in campaigns and the outsized impact of all kinds of bogus organizations that are supposed to not be coordinating with any candidate but are really vassals.
JLM
www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com
Counterpoint is Darin LaHood, one of the most responsible people in the House and one of the most responsive people to constituent issues. His family has been in the business for 50 years now, counting the time that Ray LaHood worked for Bob Michel.
Darin knows his way around DC, and is a solid conservative, much as his father was a center-left Republican. The common thread is that they both know how to gets passports expedited, and how to get the IRS to return phone calls, which is 1/2 of what any congressman is doing at any given time.
His father wasn't a very good representative I didn't think. Met him a few times. Operator out for himself, not for the people. I don't know Darin. Bob Michel was a helluva nice guy, but was very comfortable to be in the minority. He was a Washington Generals kind of team player as opposed to Harlem Globetrotter
Ray was solid on constituent services. Big spender, which was popular with the 75,000 people who worked at Caterpillar. Bob Michel was a big spender too.
Hey big spender! Come and spend some time with me.....guess the commercial.
You and Joe Namath for Noxzema?
That was Farrah.....!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNLYYwCUqBs
If you don’t believe election fraud is how these hated politicians are continually being elected, you’re naive.
There is some fraud, but it's not in every single election