Normalize using lawful procedures to just remove public officials from office for serious misconduct. Weird how hard a time the US system has with that.
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In the last few decades, public officials have had it increasingly easy - people don’t resign for misleading the public or losing vast amounts of taxpayer money but instead they get promoted. In this environment, they seem really leery of yknow, actually holding someone accountable.
I honestly wonder to what extent the unwillingness to hold the powerful to account has to do with the excessive amount of firearms and stochastic terrorism in the US?
Yeah clearly such moral cowardice and warrants their removal from office as soon as it can be done. The refusal to act when the public interest requires and yes will add to the political benefits is indefensible.
I fear that it’s more a combination of
1) inertia,
2) “But if we hold [whoever] accountable, won’t that make it more likely that *we’re* held accountable, and
3) the party machine working to keep incumbents in power regardless of performance
Houchul is beyond a coward and deserves to be removed by voters at her next election. New York needs a governor willing to act decisively against an active and imminent threat posed a deeply compromised mayor--not "legislation" weaking the office itself.
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It's almost like we REFUSE to learn any lessons from our mistakes.
1) inertia,
2) “But if we hold [whoever] accountable, won’t that make it more likely that *we’re* held accountable, and
3) the party machine working to keep incumbents in power regardless of performance