Posted by
alan on Friday, December 19, 2008 9:46:23 PM
I wonder
What
kind of person would take a job in our government if EVERY SINGLE
MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES 24 HOURS A DAY WERE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY?
No time off, no private moments at all.none(insert scatological visual
here). I wonder if nepotism would even be possible. Or for that matter
liberal thinking. What liberal can anyone name would not be completely
put off by a "truman show" life? Hmmm. This might be an idea.Pillory by
election.Would the apparent ambition to feather ones own nest be a motive any longer? I think we would end up with people possibly from both sides of the aisle who would truly and without qualification put the betterment of their country above all else.
As for the argument that there are things that need to be done in private...What?? I am not referring to appointed positions such as State dept. postings although the argument could be made that those appointed by the President should be subject to the same scrutiny. Imagine if a person knew they could not accept a dinner from a lobbyist without a few people in his district knowing about it. I am not saying this would be entertaining or even watchable, I am saying it would motivate people to consider their actions in the context of scrutiny and perhaps try to do better in their dealings on the behalf of the constituency. Another argument against might be that good people would not take the job. Fine. Only altruists who are willing to give up their privacy entirely for their term of service would consider taking the job. This would cull those who have ulterior motives. And make a point about the value of our freedoms at the same time. Would you vote for a person willing to do this? I absolutely would. I will suggest this as an idea for a person I judge worthy that is considering running for office.