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I don't see what the problem is with that? The term limits on the president are in place because he has such an inordinate amount of power. I am concerned about

I don't see what the problem is with that? The term limits on the president are in place because he has such an inordinate amount of power. I am concerned about a president trying to seize non-democratic power. Not so for a Senator. Can you explain more about why you think reps need term limits?

ViViDboarder 10y ago
Yup. I'd rather see a term limit in the Supreme Court. Doubt that's going to happen any time soon...
- nommm-nommm 10y ago
  Supreme Court doesn't have "term limits" so they can make legal decisions without worrying about being replaced.
Mathnerd314 10y ago
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/charlie-daniels/charlie-daniels-our-system-was-not-designed-career-politicians http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/charlie-daniels/charlie-da... Basically, without term limits, politics turns into a game of power plays and re-election campaigns, instead of actually representing the constituents.
- zaphods-towel 10y ago
  Interesting. I definitely hear that, and I find that argument somewhat convincing. On the other hand, I worry a wholeee lot about term limits encouraging a revolving door between public and private work. I guess the ideal solution would be an appropriately-sized term limit: not too short and not too long? Or perhaps shorter term limits & some other way of protecting against revolving door behavior. Thanks for sharing the article!
finid 10y ago
Do you realize how much power and influence a Senator like John McCain has? Are you not concerned about that?
- zaphods-towel 10y ago
  Well, I'm certainly not worried about some specific senator trying to seize more power than they already have— there are too many other powerful (& more powerful) people in the government who would stop them. If term limits for reps/senators were instituted, I would be very worried about that supporting a "revolving door" between public & private work. I would much prefer to have career politicians in those positions than to have people serving short times and then getting a big payout from private sector depending on how well they served those private interests.

ViViDboarder 10y ago

Yup. I'd rather see a term limit in the Supreme Court. Doubt that's going to happen any time soon...

nommm-nommm 10y ago
Supreme Court doesn't have "term limits" so they can make legal decisions without worrying about being replaced.

Mathnerd314 10y ago

http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/charlie-daniels/charlie-daniels-our-system-was-not-designed-career-politicians http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/charlie-daniels/charlie-da... Basically, without term limits, politics turns into a game of power plays and re-election campaigns, instead of actually representing the constituents.

zaphods-towel 10y ago
Interesting. I definitely hear that, and I find that argument somewhat convincing. On the other hand, I worry a wholeee lot about term limits encouraging a revolving door between public and private work. I guess the ideal solution would be an appropriately-sized term limit: not too short and not too long? Or perhaps shorter term limits & some other way of protecting against revolving door behavior. Thanks for sharing the article!

finid 10y ago

Do you realize how much power and influence a Senator like John McCain has? Are you not concerned about that?

zaphods-towel 10y ago
Well, I'm certainly not worried about some specific senator trying to seize more power than they already have— there are too many other powerful (& more powerful) people in the government who would stop them. If term limits for reps/senators were instituted, I would be very worried about that supporting a "revolving door" between public & private work. I would much prefer to have career politicians in those positions than to have people serving short times and then getting a big payout from private sector depending on how well they served those private interests.