Should all Politicians be surveyed by law and punished severly if found to be involved in corruption ?????
451301
There should be an investigative commitee to determinme whether their (politicians) actions are valid and warranted. This way the decision is not left up to the politicians and their so called advisors. Half the time I think that the "intelligence" they "gather" is either scripted, made up , or false. Now watch I get drafted for just writing this. later.
1184122
It should be illegal to harass and stalk every citizen, and that definitely includes celebrities.\n\nEnough is enough!
1171826
Their aim to join politics is to make money...so..they are corrupt..it is normal everywhere i think..
1037913
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  If the government is open to public criticism, political excesses can be brought forward and used to generate outrage among the voting populace to either get them removed from office or shine the light of truth upon those performing unsavory acts, hopefully shaming them into stopping or changing.
488927
They don't want them to be perfect, just a good example of improving character.  A human elected to represent others is and should be under heavy scrutiny, even if he/she has a perfect record.   It isn't worth our laziness to allow a leader to misrepresent us with his bad habits.
974452
Damn politicians/crooks
1055676
Bingo!  You've pointed to the source of "leaks".\nThose politicians should be investigated and if evidence warrants, charged and punished to the full extent of the law.  No question that "leaks" are politically motivated.  At the very "least" they should be sanctioned by other members of Congress.\n\nChances?  Slim to none.
870252
i disagree with you...but i think we should be looking at any public office holder often to make sure they are making the lives of the people they serve better....not the corps or lobbyists....\nthe normal everyday people whos lives they have power over.
1170046
There is no law in the land to enable this, because the laws are made by the politicians thenselves.  Yet, instead of crying on this, why can't the person who asked this question stand for elections himself and see? He will see that he needs money to win elections, and that's why our leaders become corrupt.  Yes, we, ordinary folks are the ones who make our leaders corrupt.  We have lost the capacity to react, and simply submit ourselves to abuse.
196526
Of course they should. \n\nWhat you'll learn as you grow older is that politicians have a knack for distancing themselves from people and living in ivory towers. Thus, most of them see only one side of issues and  ignore things that they don't like. This is why most politicians do not read these posts.
713695
no. all politicians are douche bags.
1055419
Politics has always been a way for people wth low or no ethics to make a good living and have a good time at the expense of the Taxpayers. You really have NO supervision so you can lie cheat and take bribes. Lobbiest pay for some really good weekend with prostitutes and all the liquor that you can handle. Lawyers are especially suited for politics because they are taught to lie in college and usually have no problems with doing anything wrong.\nTo sum it up...Politicians are the "Scum of the Earth". From local to national.
30556
while i dont agree with the money argument.. certainly.. nobody is perfect.. there is dirt to be found on everyone.. especially those in office.. i cant name a senator who is beyond reproach.. can you?
935335
Most definitely he would fit into this category I would think, also his government with all the spin ,lies and broken promises that they give. Not to forget their rather dubious transactions such as cash for peerages scandal. and Prescott failing to pay his council tax and only doing so when he was caught out. One law for them and one law for us it seems?.
239406
Money is the route of the corruption in this country.  Most of our people elected to either house of Congress are in the 2% of the countries richest.  It is not the fact that they are rich that makes for the corruption.  It is money from corporations, lobbying groups, other wealthy contributors that have added a layer of corruption in this country.  They are not as organized as they could be as they are all looking out for themselves, however watch out if they would decide to start coordinating efforts.
764675
There is plenty of time to do both; abuse power by calling for arbitrary investigations and resignations while simultaneously punishing success(raising taxes) and rewarding failure(giving money to those without the work ethic to earn it themselves).  don't forget, these people don't belong to an organized political party, they are democrats.
824970
We can have abundant power provided politician management is honest. With corrupt politicians you can never improve any thing. don't you know that the chief minister of Maharashtra suspended one electricity board engineer for cutting of his power supply for non payment of electrical bill?\nProbably that engineer will suffer for rest of his life time. \nI am very eager to hear from him or some one else as to what is his fate today?