"They are of the People, and return again to mix with the People, having no more durable preeminence than the different Grains of Sand in an Hourglass. Such an Assembly cannot easily become dangerous to Liberty. They are the Servants of the People, sent together to do the People's Business, and promote the public Welfare; their Powers must be sufficient, or their Duties cannot be performed. They have no profitable Appointments, but a mere Payment of daily Wages, such as are scarcely equivalent to their Expences; so that, having no Chance for great Places, and enormous Salaries or Pensions, as in some Countries, there is no triguing or bribing for Elections"
Do you think he meant that careerists in Congress were to be treated as royalty and lavished with riches the rest of their lives?
Do you think he meant they were to be treated differentially than the rest of us? That their perks and benefits should exceed the average citizen?
We need a citizen legislature, NOW!
2007-05-10
15:15:23
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