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Originally Posted by Ahldagor
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The government model in Starship Troopers is an interesting format that I lean towards. Civil service for civil rewards in some fashion gives an incentive that is currently lacking in most governments. Also, I think term limits in all elected offices and courts, even appointed positions, would have a net positive on how government functions within the US.
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I have always been on the fence with term limits and change my mind on the issue often. The negative associated with term limits is it forces you to discard people when they are doing a good job. I have been thinking lately a better system is no limits but have regular reviews or some such in which the power can be revoked. Its supposed to sort of work like this currently in the US but the problem is we have cliques of politicians who seldom enforce these options against their own buddies therefore it should fall to an outside body or be up for a kind of general vote of confidence. Which is similar to just having an election. The problem is the voters dont want to run the country or keep up with how the politicians are doing. Thus the auxiliary class idea again rears its head.