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Originally posted by Rick Lee
What other types of jobs do you know of that require you to sign away any of your Constitutional rights? And why would you expect those jobs to attract the best and brightest?
Thomas Sowell had a great column in which he suggested we pay each elected official $10 million per year but mandate all candidates self-finance their campaigns and we ban fed. election fundraising. It would be a fraction of 1% of the fed. budget. A six year Senate term would pay $60 million, which is still a very good living and enough to wage a reelection campaign in the most expensive states. Take away the fundraising and there goes a lot of the incentive for elected officials to cater to lobbyists.
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They wouldn't have to cater to anyone, at all, including you and me.