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> Again you seem to be imagining legislators are dead at the end of the term and born at the beginning or something. Term limits have the effect of putting the
by Normal_gaussian 6y ago
> Again you seem to be imagining legislators are dead at the end of the term and born at the beginning or something.
Term limits have the effect of putting the experienced legislators in the employ of special interests - because that is the only way 'up'. The time in office becomes a portfolio for said special interest jobs, turning legislators "against the [poor] people".
- Ericson2314 6y agoYes! Finally someone in this thread has a coherent argument against term limits. Thank you. (I do wait for the Empire-Strike-Back-Style sequel to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to dramatize what everyone else is saying...)