Exotic Governmental/Legal Systems

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by malloyd

I can see the mess of regulations about what counts as "non-political" and "self-supporting" being twisted already....

Perhaps the simplest approach that gets close without allowing for as much of that is an age test, not for office but for any government job. If you have to be at least 25 or 30 to be hired by the government or anyone serving in a political office, you most likely did *something* before then. Though I suppose it doesn't rule out a lobbying or other political influence or organizing career first though. Military careers are a bit of a problem though, governments like to hire youngsters for those.

Uh-huh. I can see the problem too. Another problem is a lot of the mentality suited for government really can't be developed outside government. For instance a state's first line of defense is it's honor; a proper reputation for being vengeful to foes, grateful to allies, and keeping it's word saves quite a bit in blood and treasure. A business man cannot necessarily imbibe that idea properly. Nor can a lawyer for that matter("the first thing we need..."). Millitary men can but they come with their own problems including an authoritarian guild that leaves them without sufficient practice in wheedling.