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Nepotism hinges on an impropriety, rather than just someone who is qualified but also related getting a position. -- steve04
This may be the regulatory or legal definition of the term, but that isn't what we are referring to in the context of elected office. We are talking about misuse of family names as though they were "brand" labels. Because of nepotism, the "well-labeled" individual ends up displacing a better quality, but less well known item on the Congressional (or gubernatorial) shelf. This is not in the best interest of the electorate.
Lastly, to imply that connections are somehow inherently bad strikes me as an awfully lonely position to take. Humans have, over history, gathered as tribes, villages, families, cities, and nations because they found themselves stronger together than apart. It's rather antisocial to claim to neither want nor have any connections what so ever. -- steve04
Disingenuous drivel. A correct, but "lonely" position on an issue like this one is in no way equivalent to "anti-social".
It is nothing short of amazing to me that anyone would come out in public in favor of favoritism. There is no logically sound argument for family-based inheritance of power. None. Whatsoever.
