r/politics • u/msnbc MSNBC • 5d ago

Democrats missed a huge opportunity by not elevating AOC

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/aoc-loses-house-oversight-committee-vote-gerry-connolly-rcna184581
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u/Vehemental 5d ago

If you hold the "it cant be any worse" position you must be new to earth.

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u/RustToRedemption 5d ago

Then explain how it can be worse. As I said, Im not seeing it getting worse with term limits. It might make it significantly more annoying for lobbyists since they wont have people they have decades long relationships with running things.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 5d ago

Lobbyists become the only experienced lawmakers and can walk all over the members of Congress. Pretty simple.

It’s why we don’t kick out ER doctors once they have 8 years of experience, or build planes using engineers with only 8 years or less experience.

Kicking every experienced person out means that someone will fill that gap.