Patrick’s Health Care Reform Plan

Today we’re going to divert from our usual anti-incumbent pro-voter driven term limit theme and discuss health care.  There seems to be a disconnect between the polls and the politicians.  Nothing new here…the politicians are doing what they want to do.  Of course, we use this as a reason to vote them out.  It’s not [...]

Thurday’s Term Limit Task 10

This is part of Thursday's Term Limit Task» Today’s Term Limit Task is a bit self serving.  But we have a purpose. Today’s task is to buy some Term Limit Task Gear.  Buy a bumper sticker or 10.  Buy a shirt.  With winter coming, buy a hoodie.  Get something.  While not a TfTL item, buy [...]

The Case for Term Limits – Damage Control

Virtually every member of the Senate or House who has ethics “issues” (to put it lightly) has served for many terms. They are career politicians. Some have been in some form of public office for most of their adult life. Let’s limit the damage they can do.

Weekend Ponderings

For the past couple of months we’ve not posted any new members of congress to our site. There were just too many congressmen and women who presented themselves as deserving. Of course, the fact that they’re in office makes them deserving, but their behavior during the town hall meetings (and since) has emphasized this fact.

Thursday’s Term Limit Task 9

With the 2010 elections being just about a year away (check the countdown clock on the right sidebar) it’s somewhat hard to get excited. To help with some motivation, today’s task is to learn to argue the case for term limits.

Must Read Articles

Below is a short list of “Must Read” articles (all will open a new window): Why Government Can’t Run a Business – Wall Street Journal Opinion Cynicism and the Confucian Cycle – Scragged 1913: America’s Worst Year – Introduction – Scragged 1913: America’s Worst Year – The Income Tax 1913: America’s Worst Year – Election [...]

The Disaster of No Term Limits

Recently a guest blog post in the Detroit Free Press talked about how term limits have been a disaster in the Michigan legislature. Unfortunately, these arguments based on arguable premises. Term limits are only a problem if you think government is the solution.

The Myth of Institutional Memory

Institutional memory is a collective set of facts, concepts, experiences and know-how held by a group of people. As it transcends the individual, it requires the ongoing transmission of these memories between members of this group. Elements of institutional memory may be found in corporations, professional groups, government bodies, religious groups, academic collaborations and by [...]