Greetings and Felicitations,
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Originally Posted by fishjoel
I don't think you're understanding what I'm saying. His oath of office says nothing about him or any other official cheating on their spouse. It's the fact that he cheated on someone that he cared about and did something harmful to her and their kids. If they can cheat their families they can cheat you, the voter.
You have a pretty cynical view of marriage. The percent of people who get married that don't love or care for each other is very small, imo. Now, they may lose those feelings later but it would be up to them to do the honest thing and get a divorce and not be an oath breaker. Maybe they still do care but got caught up in the moment or let their feelings go down avenues that shouldn't be taken.
Point is, you aren't as important as their family is to them. So what's stopping them from cheating you?
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I don't think its based on a cynical view of marriage but in a cynical view of politics. In common life I would say you are correct with regards to the number of people who get married because they love each other. However, we are talking about politics and the pursuit of power. How many people marry for appearance and connection as opposed to because they actually like the person they married.
To the person walking the paths of power a wife is something you show off to other people and your children are tools to use to your advantage. You don't have to have any deep feelings for any of them.
Sincerely Yours,
C. David Neely