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This is why you don't want term limits. (Original Post) LiberalFighter Feb 2023 OP
With time Matthew28 Feb 2023 #1
100% this! pandr32 Feb 2023 #2
We already have term limits.... Lulu Latech Feb 2023 #3
I agree. I wrote a letter to the editor a couple years about this. LiberalFighter Feb 2023 #4
Yes! Experience, expertise, professionalism. betsuni Feb 2023 #5

Matthew28

(1,798 posts)
1. With time
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 11:35 PM
Feb 2023

Comes experience and formation of leadership. If we limited ones time in congress to 5-10 years we'd be electing idiots like trump.

Lulu Latech

(29,098 posts)
3. We already have term limits....
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 11:55 PM
Feb 2023

They are called elections. The American people don't need more rights to choose taken away. If they aren''t doing the job the way the people see fit, vote them out.

LiberalFighter

(50,939 posts)
4. I agree. I wrote a letter to the editor a couple years about this.
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 11:57 PM
Feb 2023

It also included that average years for a House member was 8 years I think and 10 years for a Senator.

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