• DJDarren
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    2 months ago

    In the wise words of Billy Connolly,

    The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one.

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        Resonates with my experience. A company that comes from nothing to be successful is likely to have a good leader. That hugely successful company that attracted the sharks and one of those managed to gain leadership? Bad times ahead…

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      At the founding of the United States, the public sentiment reflected that idea. The thought of someone promoting themselves for public office would’ve been seen as a power-grab. In fact, George Washington didn’t campaign at all - others nominated him. Even when he won the vote unanimously, he still wasn’t sure if he would accept the position, as he doubted his ability to handle the responsibility.

      Washington set a lot of precedents for the office that still remain today. It’s a shame this humble honesty didn’t stick.

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      I would like to see a minority of the house representation of elected people from individual regions with term limits, with a majority of the house being regular people randomly selected to serve for a defined amount of time.