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 DD>> What we need to do is limit all political offices to two
 DD>> terms - then the office holder has to go back and live
 DD>> under the laws that s/he enacted. No cushy pensions, no
 DD>> extended health care, no lifetime sinecures. Make political
 DD>> office a duty, not a lifetime career.

 BA> Congresscrooks - and their staffs - should be paid by their
 BA> respective states, not by the national government.  The
 BA> states should also be required to purchase property within
 BA> the corporate limits of Washington, DC, and establish
 BA> embassies to provide housing and office space for their
 BA> congresscrooks and their staffs.

 And that sounds like a good idea. The cost of housing in DC is
 outrageous. It's one of the real burdens for ordinary folk
 running for office.

 Though the office space is provided by the govt, but space for
 the congressman's political staff in the 'embassy' might be a
 good idea.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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