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Careful what you wish for. Instead of one big target bill with a set of laws allowing unconstitutional activity by the government, they will replace it with a t
by ck2 12y ago
Careful what you wish for. Instead of one big target bill with a set of laws allowing unconstitutional activity by the government, they will replace it with a ton of tiny laws buried in other bills that are impossible to target as a group.
Actually now that I think about it, Congress barely passes any bills anyway anymore so that would be tricky for them, but since many of them are there for decades, they have plenty of time.
Term limits really would make sense.
- patrickmay 12y ago> Term limits really would make sense. Three terms in the House, two in the Senate. Eighteen years is more than enough time for anyone to hold that much power. A nice side effect would be more people working hard at the state level rather than seeing the state legislature as just a stepping stone to national office.
- worklogin 12y agoTwo terms in the Senate is 12 years, two in the house is 4. So I don't know where you got 18 from!
- chrisparsons 12y agoAssuming one person would hit both term limits: 2 6-year terms in the Senate plus 3 2-year terms in the house would be 18.
- worklogin 12y agoI saw two and two. My mistake.
- dragonwriter 12y ago> Term limits really would make sense. Term limits empower the influential actors that aren't directly accountable (lobbyists, professional staff, etc.) because the people that are directly accountable don't have the experience (unless gained through those other avenues) to be effective, and don't have a future in the institution (except as influencers in those other avenues). They don't actually address the problems you point too. Lots of state governments have legislative term limits, and many times have much more of the same kind of problem you seem concerned about.