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Re:The Average Age and Years Served of Members of US Congres... by jcadam on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @02:28PM (#17136674)
Bah, I still say service in Congress should be like jury duty. Anyone who meets a certain minimum set of criteria (age, criminal record, education, etc.) is placed in a lottery and names drawn at random from each district. It should be something undesirable that you do because it's your "duty."

You serve one term and then you go home.

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Re:The Average Age and Years Served of Members of US Congres... by Analemma_ on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @02:29PM (#17136686)
Yes, because what we really need in Congress is people with even less understanding of the issues they're regulating than the ones we have now. Have you ever watched a reality TV show? That's the "median American" that you're proposing be put in charge of Congress.
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Re:The Average Age and Years Served of Members of US Congres... by greedo on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @04:53PM (#17138167)
A variation on Cincinnatus...
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