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Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by throwaway64 on Saturday December 10, 2011 @10:38AM (#3337719)
I would honestly support some sort of provision where politicans were never allowed to work again, give them an extremely generous pension (even a million dollars a year pales in comparison to the cost of corruption). I think this is the only real effective way to combat the "revolving door" bullshit.
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Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by gujk on Saturday December 10, 2011 @08:58PM (#3339074)
The problem is that a law like you suggest is unenforceable. I It would be more effective to reduce the power of the central federal government.
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Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by throwaway64 on Sunday December 11, 2011 @08:21AM (#3339995)
It would be unenforcable in the same way its impossible to stop every crime, but the fact that it is illegal + the fact that they are getting so well paid anyways, it would greatly disincentivise such activities
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