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California tried term limits. They didnt work. Turns out you need to have actual political skills to do politics.
by b_emery 10y ago
California tried term limits. They didnt work. Turns out you need to have actual political skills to do politics.
- jayd16 10y agoIt'll mean unelected officials and lobbyists hold all the clout.
- krapp 10y agoAnd yet if you ask most Americans what "actual political skills" are, they'll likely say venality, corruption and malice, which leads us to having elected a president primarily on the basis of his incompetence.
- b_emery 10y agoGood point. Also, the cult of personality or celebrity. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as an ineffectual governor, demonstrated that you need more than just celebrity to get things done.