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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 27 Sep 2019

    Dan McLaughlin Retweeted b-boy bouiebaisse

    Because what this country really needs is more unelected people in DC having more influence making policy and less incentive to ever leave.https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/1177691206802984960 …

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    b-boy bouiebaisseVerified account @jbouie
    very glad to see a presidential candidate calling for better paid congressional staff. a key part of reducing the influence of lobbyists and large corporations! https://www.vox.com/2019/9/27/20885948/elizabeth-warren-congressional-staffer-pay-2020 …
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      1. Craig Nicholas‏ @ThePathological 27 Sep 2019
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        Congressional staff displaces congressional members?

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      1. Jarus Pharco‏ @JPharco 27 Sep 2019
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        Cool dan lets only have the rich and the rich peoples kid’s work in dc ever

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      1. Daniel Markovits‏ @markovitisb 27 Sep 2019
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        People in positions of power will generally find ways of making money one way or another; paying them comfortably should reduce the incentives for corrupt behavior.

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      1. George Purcell‏ @gpurcell 27 Sep 2019
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        I actually don't disagree with this. Right now Congress is staffed by children and a few old hands. Very difficult for mid career people to work there and they are key for effective committee work, etc.

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      1. Craig Nicholas‏ @ThePathological 27 Sep 2019
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        Lobbyists are also unelected Baffled at your take. How do you give congress members more influence in a way that's simultaneously withheld from their staff?

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      1. FiveDollarsGetOuttaHere‏ @H53V22 27 Sep 2019
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        I want MY boss to pay me more, too, but he doesn’t have access to taxpayers money.

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      2. Chris Gaton‏ @RBot0 27 Sep 2019
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        Actually, yes the country *does* need this. Either Congress has institutional expertise over those areas they oversee or they are at the mercy of lobbyists. Not all lobbyists are bad but they ARE biased by definition.

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      3. Athena‏ @1trueathena 27 Sep 2019
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        What the hell do we pay the entire administrative state FOR then? They're supposed to be the ones who have expertise in the areas they administer. Congress doesn't need a 2nd group feeding at the govt trough.

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      1. RFC2‏ @RFC2_89 27 Sep 2019
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        Let's instead let unelected... lobbyists have that power!

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      1. Robert Arnold‏ @Fergus302 27 Sep 2019
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        If they know what they're doing, you're right.

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