1997-06-21 - Re: New Laws in Oregon - “Land of the Legal betatest”

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From: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com>
To: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-06-21 00:36:55 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 08:36:55 +0800

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From: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 08:36:55 +0800
To: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: New Laws in Oregon - "Land of the Legal betatest"
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>One reason this is occuring is that there is no direct consequence to the
>legislators.

I suggest adopting two very popular memes to reach this goal - three
strikes term limits. A legislator who votes for three different laws which
are eventually struck down as unconstitutional shall be removed from
office, and unable to serve in the legislature again for at least 25 years.

Perhaps first offenders can be offered the opportunity to participate in a
diversion program, whereby they're forced to [re]take classes in
constitutional law and civics, and if they succesfully complete the program
and don't reoffend within one year, the first violation will be ignored. 


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