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I agree.

And, while we are at it . . . prevent Pols from serving more than 8-12 years. And, perhaps fine them for staying away from their constituencies longer than XX days at a time.

And, part of me, would change the Presidency from 2 possible 4 year terms to one 5 or 6 year term.

Then, how to limit campaigning to 60 days?

And every law that requires money be spent also have to have a sunset provision. And the more money, the sooner the at least review if not revoting.

Ah welll, idle speculations. So much will be destroyed. Sometimes I wonder if God intends to start over with a very aggrarian society world wide. AT least, with Christ in charge, Goodness will abound vs the pollution of evil that now spreads like cancer.

Ah welll, idle speculations. So much will be destroyed. Sometimes I wonder if God intends to start over with a very aggrarian society world wide. AT least, with Christ in charge, Goodness will abound vs the pollution of evil that now spreads like cancer.

I have a similar thought. When a society gets so far advanced with technology without the morals/ethics of putting it to good use, they tend to self destruct. When you think about it with things like biotechnology, nanotechnology and so on, I think we are getting too cocky and setting ourselves up for a great fall. Also factor in that the world is explored, with maybe a small pocket here and there untouched, so there is really no new land to colonize or run to, the next thing is space exploration to expand. We had a chance in the 1970's with setting up bases and colonies on the Moon but we pulled back, in some ways, we are no further ahead in space than we were in the early 1960's. If you factor all that in, we could have a big fall and adding even more, or decline of morals and standards. I do wonder if God is going to knock us down a peg or two, but if He doesn't do it, we certainly will and we will end up having to start again. Think if it as a "reset button." Myself, I lean towards the belief that we had a couple of technical civilizations in the past that destroyed themselves and we just started up the long ladder again. Think Atlantis and the stories there, I do see some parallels to that.

I personally dislike term limits because they affect the good along with the bad. Like many others, I'd like to see the likes of Ted Kennedy out of office. I don't blame the Massachusetts voters as much as I blame Republican Senators for bargaining with him. Ted Kennedy keeps getting reelected because he delivers for the majority of voters in his state. That would change if the alliances he makes with Republican Senators trying to win approval on one pet project or another stopped seeking his support. Their compromises keep Kennedy in office.

And a single six year term for the President would mean he was a lame duck from the day he is elected. That's a part of why Mexico cannot seem to improve. Their President is limited to a single term. Since Eisenhower, the nation has had to suffer the effect of lame-duck presidencies because of term limits. Four have been Republican, and one a Democrat.

I like your 60 day campaigning idea and sunset spending provisions. Those would be a welcomed relief.

Don't think of ideas as idle speculations. The seeds of our Republic were planted long before our Forefathers took up the idea. We might be planting the seeds of tomorrow.