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There exist reasonable arguments against term limits for members of legislative bodies, which arguments hinge on term limits greatly increasing the power of lob
by gh-throw 6y ago
There exist reasonable arguments against term limits for members of legislative bodies, which arguments hinge on term limits greatly increasing the power of lobbyists, by effectively lowering the average skill and expertise of lawmakers.
- oblio 6y agoHow much skill and expertise do you need, though? In most fields of activity after 2-3-5 years you should you should be a reasonable journeyman and after 10 you should have a decent mastery of your field. To me a term limit of 15-20 years should be more than enough.
- plebianRube 6y agoTry changing jobs as a software dev after 10 years. Every 'good' company will put you through 3-4 coding challenges, treating you like your fresh out of college.
- oblio 6y agoYeah, but we're talking about public positions here (public office). High visibility into both the good and the bad that you do. Hardly comparable with software development work which is generally completely out of sight and therefore hard to quantify or verify. And I say this as someone who's been through the whole interview dance a bunch of times.