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[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 125 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Make federal investigation in to any potential wrongdoing a retirement for holding any rejected federal office. Staff an entire branch of the government who's only job it is to investigate elected officials.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 41 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The FBI used to hold sting operations for corrupt elected officials. They had to stop because they found like 70% of them to be corrupt.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If they kept at it, would the number not go down?

[–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, the number of very rich and/or very clumsy FBI directors would go up.

[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago

Would? I guess it did.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

ABSCAM. Interesting read.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

i assume... "requirement" and "elected" instead of "retirement" and "rejected"?

Probably prudent, but then how do we select this branch of government and protect it from becoming corrupt?

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 10 points 9 months ago

B-b-but...

B-b-but...

B-b-but... then how would you politicize that!?

Unfortunately some people aren't merely dumb, they are outright evil:-(.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

"requirement", right? Unless you mean they should be forced to retire if they are investigated.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

Staff an entire branch of the government who's only job it is to investigate elected officials.

Yeah, and we could call it the Congress or something!