TWO IDEAS

 

I believe there are two things that would benefit our republic, and they are not new ideas:

·         Mandatory service

o   Accommodate young people with disabilities

o   Right after high school or if drop out

o   Teach civics as part of the 2-year curriculum

·         Term Limits

The latter, term limits give an advantage to the huge states at the expense of the poor, small states. California has 53 representatives in the House, so you can imagine who gets the Chairmanship of all the important committees if there is no scheme to limit that power. The ability for someone like Bernie Sanders, unemployed, a failure, to get on the gravy train and end up with multiple houses worth a lot of money, without proposing or passing any useful legislation (EVER!!) is preposterous. Joe Biden was left in the dust back in 1988 when he blatantly lied about his accomplishments and background, only to continue to get elected. Now, after 45+ years, he blames others for his misdeeds.

Mandatory service would be an antidote to the Gen Z entitlement programs they have enjoyed so far. Imagine the idea of being busted out of the service, only to be put into another “program” and that stigma would follow you the rest of your life? Sort of what the rest of us have tried to do—a lifetime of achievement. And the mandatory learning about the way our government runs might avoid somebody like AOC not able to answer the question, “What are the three branches of government?”

Just a thought.