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> removing term limits allows representatives to bulk up on expertise on issues, which is actually makes them more resistant to outside influence, all things be
by inetknght 5y ago
> removing term limits allows representatives to bulk up on expertise on issues, which is actually makes them more resistant to outside influence, all things being equal.
How has that gone for Senators? Not well at all. No term limits there has engendered some seriously malicious Senators.
- gretch 5y agoRegardless of malice, it makes them incompetent in the world that younger people live in. For example, I would expect the vast majority of senators (and other politicians) are completely detached from how people use and want to use the Internet. That’s why we have moments like Clintons “Pokémon Go to the polls”… despite being the most popular mobile game of all time at the time, completely miss the zeitgeist.
- cookie_monsta 5y agohttps://youtu.be/9VgwxKW0J6I https://youtu.be/9VgwxKW0J6I
- no_wizard 5y agoAll things aren’t equal either. Key aspect of the idea is barring any other meaningful difference. I should expand in these points but this one thing is not the only thing that matters to make positive change. Our voting system using ranked choice voting and having more parliamentary style elect would help tremendously too
- SyzygistSix 5y agoSure, but that has to do just as much to do with voter apathy. The primary elections are almost always a ghost town. And with the advent of the internet, it is easier and less expensive to run for office than ever.