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Reply to: Re:Betteridge's Law

    (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday October 08 2019, @06:27PM

    by Arik (4543) on Tuesday October 08 2019, @06:27PM (#904226)
    "Depending on the voters to elect and really empower a competent congress to close loopholes and eliminate the plea bargaining is totally unreasonable on my part."

    That's what should happen, yes. I share your frustration that it has not happened and does not appear likely to happen.

    "But it still is the only way to correct the problem, unless we are ready to replace majority rule with drawing straws."

    That might not be as crazy an idea as you think.

    Instead of electing Representatives, maybe they should be chosen by lot. It would eliminate all the pre-election chicanery at least, no more campaign contributions to worry about.

    "It is still perfectly legitimate grounds to remove him from office"

    See, I disagree here. I mean, technically, yes, Congress can impeach for any reason they want. But this would be perceived (and not entirely wrongly) by a large part of the country as very unfair and very illegitimate. And what's it gain you? President Pence?!? Are you out of your mind?

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