tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6233920552239899120..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Understanding the Twenty-Seventh AmendmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-40512468337426730802013-01-20T22:45:50.821-05:002013-01-20T22:45:50.821-05:00Under the Constitution, I'd say, a "perfo...Under the Constitution, I'd say, a "performance-based punishment" does hang over Representatives' and Senators' heads: we voters can remove them from office every two or six years. I think flaws in our campaign system make voting out incumbents more difficult than it should be, but the big reason members of Congress keep being reelected is that we the people keep reelecting them. And that's because most of us actually want to have things both ways: we want low taxes and more benefits than those taxes pay for. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-91771992869225852582013-01-20T21:22:30.306-05:002013-01-20T21:22:30.306-05:00And this is why I keep reading this blog. This is ...And this is why I keep reading this blog. This is a great post!<br />Although I agree with Daud's statement that it's a shame how backwards it is.Garyhttp://site2241.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-26239778466876081992013-01-20T13:00:44.760-05:002013-01-20T13:00:44.760-05:00Congress can pass laws penalizing teachers for bad...Congress can pass laws penalizing teachers for bad test scores, why can't a performance based punishment be dangled over their own heads<br /><br />It's a shame that the constitution should hold this idea back. Daudnoreply@blogger.com