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Politicians can be replaced. (Original Post)
sibelian
Jun 2013
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midnight
(26,624 posts)1. K&R
bluedeathray
(511 posts)2. John Adams - 1775
..." that Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty once lost is lost forever."...
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)3. "The graveyards are full of indispensable men" -Charles DeGaulle
Demeter
(85,373 posts)4. But seldom are (at least, not until well past their sell dates)
Too bad we can't have snap elections. It would be a breath of fresh air.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)5. You know what? You need to replace the politicians to get the
laws you want, especially when the politicians in office do not produce just laws. That's the process. There are midterm elections coming up this next year.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)6. I'd change that to politicians should be replaced.
Because politicians are mortal, they all WILL be replaced, sooner or later...
It is the people, in their role as electors, who must judge which politicians are to be replaced so that the representative elected government reflects the consent of the governed.