34 votes
I disagreeRank1507
Idea#592
Elected officials running campaigns should not be paid for time in office.
Elected politicians running campaigns (for long periods of time) while in office for other positions are not doing the job paid for it, seems appreciate and fair that any person paid by the people should either:
-leave office to campaign.
-receive no pay while not on duty.
-serve the time lost serving.
Tags: campaigns paid taxes
This is very cool. I think the idea could be expanded to double the terms in office, prohibit political parties (see the new idea just posted by another contributor) and provide for a one month publicly funded campaign that summarizes what should have been an on-going "report card" from constituents on every factor.
I decided to never run from Congress when I read The Power and the Ambition, about Newt Gingrich's deliberate destruction of Speaker Wright, with the key phrase in the book being that office holders were spending half to two thirds of their time with their hand out attending fund-raising events.
You have introduced a very important idea. Thank you.
PS Notice all the drones voting against you. The two-party hacks are having a terrible time coming to grips with the fact that We the People want our government back.
Makes sense to me. It was outrageous when Hillary Clinton ran for US Senate for the sole purpose of being a springboard to her Presidential campaign. Everything she did as a Senator had the sole purpose of furthering her ambitions for the Presidency. The voters were foolish to elect her the Senate, but still, she should not have been paid for all her time campaigning.
wfudeman,
Should a law state you need to finish your term and services before campaigns for another government job?
After all, the people voted for that person to do that job not another desired carrier.
This looks way too complicated. Presidents leave the office for many reasons, and it would be difficult to determine which ones are campaign related.
This turns his job into an hourly position?
If the president manages his time poorly, this will reflect badly on his campaign.
I don't see why this is needed.
Not really.
If a Politician says I want to be president I think that very obvious he or she isn’t doing the job that was hired and paid for.
How would your boss feel if you said you’ll be in and out for a year or two while interviewing -but you’ll get your work done... I don't think it would fly and you would be fired.
So, you're making the distinction that the time from announcing their candidacy to the election, they are not working?
What about people who are keeping their current position?
What if they still do some work? Isn't this a disincentive for that?
Bryan,
If you were elected to do a job and you have a paid and sworn duty to the people to do your best for that position?
Are you not turning your back on the position, the people who voted for you and put time in your campaign to get you in?
If your concentration is for another job, another title, and you are actively enrolled in getting that -I would say you have not lived up to the oath taken or dedicated oneself to the task given.
I agree with you there, but I think your standards are too unclear for me to support them. I think it is good to have our officials campaign while they are still serving, and that there should be clearer descriptions of their responsibilities to their office. I believe that description would be more effective than dropping their salary, because it would invite public criticism when they break it.
If someone really is neglecting their responsibilities, they should be able to have someone else act as proxy. That should alleviate part of the problem.
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