That We The People have allowed politicians to do their own vetting, and make their own rules, which explains why we get the government we deserve! People that are unfit for office need to be culled and we should never have political tyrants like McConnell in office. Since political parties have a tribal loyalty — that prevents them from policing themselves or prevents them from putting country above parry — we, who want to sustain our constitutional democratic republic, have to do it ourselves, town by town, city by city, state by state. We may differ with or neighbors on how to do things but we all agree that our dysfunctional government has been broken by partisanship and that the perpetrators are unwilling to reform themselves, so we must do it for them. Join one of the bipartisan groups that want to restore We The People’s power and return the role — by means of meaningful unambiguous written job requirements — of a representative to that of a competent, decent, civil, honorable, responsible, public servant.
We expect electricians, plumbers, engineers, etc to be licensed and knowledgeable, so why should representatives be held to lower standards. Politicians instead of attracting competent altruists seem to attract the power-seekers who have turned an obligation to the public into an opportunity to improve things for the wealthy individuals and corporations. Only We The People can fix this as our politicians are not to be trusted to do the correct things as they repeatedly mock a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
That We The People have allowed politicians to do their own vetting, and make their own rules, which explains why we get the government we deserve! People that are unfit for office need to be culled and we should never have political tyrants like McConnell in office. Since political parties have a tribal loyalty — that prevents them from policing themselves or prevents them from putting country above parry — we, who want to sustain our constitutional democratic republic, have to do it ourselves, town by town, city by city, state by state. We may differ with or neighbors on how to do things but we all agree that our dysfunctional government has been broken by partisanship and that the perpetrators are unwilling to reform themselves, so we must do it for them. Join one of the bipartisan groups that want to restore We The People’s power and return the role — by means of meaningful unambiguous written job requirements — of a representative to that of a competent, decent, civil, honorable, responsible, public servant.
We expect electricians, plumbers, engineers, etc to be licensed and knowledgeable, so why should representatives be held to lower standards. Politicians instead of attracting competent altruists seem to attract the power-seekers who have turned an obligation to the public into an opportunity to improve things for the wealthy individuals and corporations. Only We The People can fix this as our politicians are not to be trusted to do the correct things as they repeatedly mock a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes