We are a group of friends and acquaintances -- a merry band of pranksters indeed -- who have been arguing about politics on-and-off, then really on, then a little off... since 1998. On email. But that meant literally thousands of emails a year. That was too many. So here's the blog dedicated to carrying on that spirit of political and pop culture argument and dialogue. You might think of us as "schmoliticians", because while we take politics seriously, we try not to take ourselves quite so.
This could be an exciting development in bipartisanship or nothing more than a failed publicity attempt. Does anyone see value in the Center Aisle Caucus? What would it take to make a difference and what would you want that difference look like?
posted by Randy @ 3/14/2005 12:26:00 PM
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Sure, a return to civility would be wonderful in Congress. But if there needs to be a special "Center Aisle Caucus" to get us there, I'm strongly suspicious there's no chance at all. Methinks term limits would get us there faster than anything else -- you'd have to be willing to compromise if you wanted to get anything done in your compressed 1- or 2-term career!!
I was generally a fan of term limits until I learned more about the workings of the legislature.
Enacting term limits in a legislature would shift experience, continuity, and to some degree, power from officials to lobbyists.
I still think they are a positive thing in the executive branch, however.
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