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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
There are two easy fixes to a lot of the problems in the U.S.
#1 - SCOTUS is always kept at 50% Republican and 50% Democrat. They are appointed by the caucus of each party. I don't see what the point is of making the judicial system a political body. That needs to end.
#2 - term limits for every level of government. Every level at 8 years. If you want to be a career politician. You have 8 years at President, 8 years at Governor, 8 years at Senate, 8 years at Congress... 8 years at State Senate, 8 years as a city Councillor, 8 years at Mayor... and so forth. NO CAMPING! Eliminate the consolidation of power. If a person runs out of time and position at the federal level, they have to take their expertise and go and make their home state or city a better place.
There are a lot of things that can be done to make the U.S. better, but these two things are within the power of the President to mandate. Honestly, the second one Canada should have as well. It's the bureaucracy that keeps the world spinning anyway, not the politicians.
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Two 5 year terms by the President, two 4 year terms by the House & Senate.
POTUS can barely do anything without having to deal with midterms, which generally result in campaign style politics just to try and get another 2 years of House or Senate control.
But the lifer issue, not sure how you deal with that since everyone thinks their side is the best side.