In general, I have found that people clamor for term limits as a reaction to bad politicians who just seem to keep getting elected, the so called "career politician." It's an understandable reaction. But I've seen some very good lawmakers, people who were champions of the people, who stood up to the corruption of state legislatures, be removed from office by arbitrary term limits. Here were people who could continue doing a very good job but were precluded from doing so because of the actions of a few rotten politicians.
I'd rather people work to remove the bad apples from office than apply an overly broad "solution" like term limits.
As for the President, I'm on the fence for that one. While my previous statement should apply for Presidents as much as city council members, the President holds a LOT more power than any other individual, so I think it warrants a special case.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2008-05-23 04:57 pm (UTC)I'd rather people work to remove the bad apples from office than apply an overly broad "solution" like term limits.
As for the President, I'm on the fence for that one. While my previous statement should apply for Presidents as much as city council members, the President holds a LOT more power than any other individual, so I think it warrants a special case.
JOhn.