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In response to "yeah, I'm starting to think this might be best for all political offices. " by Dr.Vermin

You don't learn to be a good politician overnight, so the learning curve alone would result in a lot of mistakes, errors.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Feb 17 '10, 10:55

Institutional memory and knowing how it works is valuable.

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easy. you make the jobs of congressional staffers civil service positions. - znufrii Feb 17, 11:01 2
- But to get anything done, congressmen and staffers would have to develop good relationships. Having only two years to do this makes it difficult -- nm - Roger More Feb 17, 11:04 1
  - well, I don't think a single-term limit (for representatives at least) would be feasible in the first place... -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:04
I am a bit cynical as to what "how to be a good politician" really entails... - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:59 2
- Having worked directly with rookie pols who were well-meaning, but naive to the guts of the actually machinery of office, I can tell you it's mostly.. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 11:07
- except in our current system, the desire to do the former necessitates the latter, pretty much. -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:02

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