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Zadok 80 points ago +84 / -4

Time for a declaration of independence by the red states forming a new country with a new constitution, new smaller government. We have our President in exile.

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somethinga9230k 14 points ago +14 / -0

Not just smaller, but at the very least cleaned up thoroughly and kept clean continuously from infiltrators, saboteurs, traitors and the like.

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kazimiera 12 points ago +12 / -0

Add term limits, and clarify that " public service" means you don't get a blank check for life. A representative of a community should not be making 100x the income of the people they represent. That income gap means they no longer represent the same people. If the federal median income is $50,000, that's what they should get. Same healthcare, retirement. No lifetime full pay bullshit

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quietam_uxorem 17 points ago +17 / -0

Agreed, but no retirement. Politics should not be a career; serve your term(s) and go back to your real job. Also, once out of office - no Secret Service detail, no security briefings, etc. - you're a private citizen again.