Greed and corruption are human nature. Most everyone does it at some level or another, from the office worker who constantly comes to work late, takes long lunches, goes home early, or does doctor visits and dental appointments without using sick leave. In general, this is overlooked by employers if the work gets done.
When the work does not get done and corruption soars to unacceptable levels, people get angry. There was a time, just a few years back, when there was some pride in hiding you corrupt practices in government, but not today. It is open and rampant without shame.
Our elected official's duty is to serve the people they represent. When they look at public office as a way to get rich and give their constituents lip service, and do not improve the state of the nation, their home state, or local districts, they are not serving the people or the country. Elected officials should not have any privileges that are not associated conducting their official duties, that the average citizen does not have access to. Examples are:
Insider trading
Privileges for family members or family business interests doing business with the government
Royalties on government patents
Immunities from libel or slander
Immunity from prosecution for criminal acts
Etc.
Ways to keep corruption in public office from growing to unacceptable depths are:
Term limits - suggest 3 for House of Representatives and 2 for Senate (reduce terms to 4 years)
Eliminate the nuclear option
Always have one candidate from each party on the ballot
If your elected officials did not improve the nation, national security, infrastructure, or standard of living in your district or state, vote for someone different in the next election cycle
Your thoughts are welcome
McConnell to block any Supreme Court pick. Does not matter what is good for America
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/republican-mcconnell-signals-blockade-any-2024-biden-high-court-nominee-2021-06-14/
McConnell blocks Supreme courts picks, we end up with 5 Republicans in black robes on the Supreme Court
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/mitch-mcconnell-flatly-rejects-any-obama-pick-supreme-court-n524466
The republicans that ask Trump for pardons for illegal activities
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-panel-names-republican-lawmakers-sought-pardons-trump-rcna35090
Trump the most corrupt President
https://www.republicreport.org/2020/ten-reasons-trump-is-the-most-corrupt-president-in-u-s-history/
Get the money out of elections;
one of the worst Supreme Court rulings:
The constitution has many problems:
Political parties should not be selecting Supreme Court Judges
Supreme Court= Republicans in black robes
Get the money out of politics
Rich people do not care about average Americans
Electro college needs to go: it over ruled the popular vote twice in the last few years: that is how we got Trump and Bush W. 🤬
When you are elected as a Senator or Congressman. You get one vote
you do not control what the group does.
Most decisions win or lose by one vote. You only win by having the majority in The Senate or Congress
most votes are down party lines
Only way for Americans to win is get the money out of elections
make the representatives fight for the good of the people
educate the people
Make the media and people liable for lying to the public
Each media source should be required to voice conservative and liberal views, equal time for both