Reply #7: I'd rather see ...

[TahitiNut]

... a Federal law prohibiting any person holding an elective or appointed public office from having other employment (even speech honoraria) or engaging in any fund-raising activities whatsoever, even their own campaign financing which would be handed over to a regulated campaign committee. The candidate should be only permitted to know who contributed to the campaign to the same degree that information is shared with the general public, and no more.

It seems to me that this measure (an "employment agreement") would defuse both term limits (which are anti-democratic) and campaign finance abuse (which is anti-democratic).

Most corporations have such limits on the outside activities of key employees -- even for a year of more after they're employed. Do the People deserve less? I think not.