My solution for better politicians

[RKP5637]

Requirements to even consider a political office:

1. IQ Test.
2. Competency in understanding how gov. works by passing exam.
3. Mental competency evaluation.

[HopeHoops]

1. Damn. That would wipe out the GOP.

[damntexdem]

3. And a good proportion of the Dem Party, too.

[Scuba]

2. You know what else would be cool? If we had a...

..."free press" that would investigate candidates BEFORE they're elected and their corruption afterward.

[RKP5637]

4. Definitely!!! n/t

[Wait Wut]

5. We'll need to start a work program...

...for unemployed Republicans.

[RKP5637]

6. Yeah! LOL! n/t

[Shandris]

7. Would these really wipe out the GOP? Not if you think they're just faking their 'beliefs'.

I'd wager a large number of elected conservatives (CERTAINLY not all...Hello Allen West? :P ) would pass these 3 simple tests without ever once having to change their 'positions'.

I'd rather see publicly financed campaigns, no tv ads (internet/print only), with a set cap on spending and absolutely, positively no donations of any kind, on a one-term basis. This allows any person to run, not just the wealthy, and makes the long-term effects of massive corporate bribery virtually non-existent. Platform printings and one to three hosted debates would be the vast majority of information to the voters, and voting requires attendance to at least one event or a copy of the platform (no completely uninformed voting).

I'd agree with the latter two of your tests in addition, though. I dislike the first one, as IQ tests are notoriously unreliable. A few weeks ago I discovered I have an IQ of 95, 110, and 185. All in the span of an hour or so. :P Maybe I get smarter as the day drags on? :)

[RKP5637]

9. IQ is a function of how much coffee one has drunk! LOL! Yep, I also

like "publicly financed campaigns, no tv ads (internet/print only), with a set cap on spending and absolutely, positively no donations of any kind, on a one-term basis."

[PotatoChip]

10. Yes to publicly financed campaigns

No to term limits. I assume that (term limits) is what you meant by "on a one-term basis"?

[jwirr]

8. Forget the IQ. It is skewed for the rethugs. We stopped using it because

it is biased toward minorities.