What do think of this idea: Politicians hooked up to lie detectors when speaking in public?

Crooked politicians are not just a product of our times. Teapot Dome scandal, Watergate, Iran Contra, to name a few.

Modern politicians represent the money that elects them...regardless of party affiliation. Lie detectors wouldnt work; Cheney would probably just ban their manufacture.

no politican, ever, is truly free from corruptness.. that just politics.. you gotta pull some strings to get what you want dome sometimes (wether its the right things or not),

crooked politicans have been around since the dawn of any form of gov't. look at past kings and queens.

to be very honest, even though i concider myself mostly a liberal (because of my strong opinions on certain issues) i feel like the conservatives may be very slightly ( i mean VERRRYYY slightly) more truthful, especially at this point in time w/ the upcoming election. but in reality, neither party can truly be taken 100% seriously.

and it is very easy to trick a lie detector, i mean politicans are professional liars anyways.

How about this: politicians have to experience the same consequences of the legislation they impose on the rest of us.

They will have to pay their congressional pages the minimum wage. OSHA will inspect each of their offices and levy fines for infractions. They will be penalized if it is found that they are not following affirmative action guidelines in the staff they employ. They will have to do without their special pension and banking privileges. Their children must go to public school. Any office perks they receive which are of value must be reported on their tax returns (like free flights sponsored by NGOs). They will be subjected to regular audits by the IRS to ensure they are not abusing their power.

How about this? All governmental retirement pensions will be tied to 30-year treasury bonds so that their retirements will be directly related to the consequences of the legislation they pass.

no because that is the whole point of polotics to have a demagoge create a sence of security with the people... a lie detector would lust cause panic becase a polotition could nvr tell the whole truth... that would mean stating the oponents opinion as well

They should just hook em up to zappers but then again Teddy Kennedy would lie so much every time he lied get zapped his heart would quit,after each session they would all come out with hair smoking but Pelosi would`nt change she has to much botox her face would remain the same.

If they decide to pass that, I'm going in the lie- detecting business. Whoever pays me the most will decide who I think is lying and who's not. And many others will have the same plan!

neither party is sincere or honest.

if they were hooked up to lie detectors, they would make a deal with some lobbist who works for the company that makes the lie detectors to make sure they aren't accurate.

Lie detectors with zappers, yeah.

not fair, some lie more naturally and easily. The Clintons for instance.

Won't always work. The Clintons for example are such good liars that they would have no trouble fooling the machines.