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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-21-07 08:43 PM
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2. corruption seems to be inevitable; best reason I know for term limits.
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  -Do politicians become more corrupt the longer they are in politics? Quixote1818  Dec-21-07 08:39 PM   #0 
  - Without a doubt.......YES!  yourout   Dec-21-07 08:40 PM   #1 
  - corruption seems to be inevitable; best reason I know for term limits.  Double T   Dec-21-07 08:43 PM   #2 
  - Yep.  cloudbase   Dec-21-07 08:43 PM   #3 
  - No - Jimmy Carter comes to mind, as does Biden, who has never met with a  gateley   Dec-21-07 08:44 PM   #4 
  - Some people are incorruptible  Quixote1818   Dec-21-07 08:46 PM   #5 
  - Exactly.  1corona4u   Dec-21-07 08:47 PM   #6 
  - I vote no, and agree with those of you that say it depends on the person...  LakeSamish706   Dec-21-07 09:00 PM   #9 
  - Between Obama, Edwards, and Clinton, who has been an elected politician longest?  MethuenProgressive   Dec-21-07 08:48 PM   #7 
  - I actually think if it's going to corrupt you it'll happen pretty quickly  cali   Dec-21-07 08:51 PM   #8 
  - Republicans are attracted into politics by the corruption right up front.  onehandle   Dec-21-07 09:01 PM   #10 
  - No, I think most of them are honest  sandnsea   Dec-21-07 09:09 PM   #11 
  - It depends on how much power they have  killbotfactory   Dec-22-07 12:06 AM   #12 
 

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