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Metaphorical

(2,588 posts)
12. I think a balance is required
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 06:06 PM
8 hrs ago

You want a politician to be in office for long enough to establish themselves, but not so long that they reach the stage where they are concerned less about their constituents and more about staying in office. Diane Feinstein, Strom Thurmond, and Mitch McConnell all come to mind. Moreover, there SHOULD be some turnover in the House and Senate; people may feel passionately about their representatives, but all too often this freezes out good politicians as well as bad ones for decades.

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I am ready for Term Limits..... [View all] FarPoint 10 hrs ago OP
What say I? Greg_In_SF 10 hrs ago #1
I have ended up there. mr715 10 hrs ago #2
No Emile 10 hrs ago #3
It is both .... FarPoint 10 hrs ago #5
Break up some of these giant monopolies too. pwb 10 hrs ago #4
Yes on term limits and end partisan gerrymandering. mikewv 9 hrs ago #6
Long overdue. patphil 9 hrs ago #7
There is some evidence drmeow 9 hrs ago #8
Exactly. markodochartaigh 8 hrs ago #10
Great analogy drmeow 8 hrs ago #11
The fact that it is another limitation on democracy markodochartaigh 6 hrs ago #18
Our system drmeow 5 hrs ago #26
I think a balance is required Metaphorical 8 hrs ago #12
Term Limits Metaphorical 8 hrs ago #9
I'm opposed to term limits on elected positions, totally pro for appointed positions. eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #13
Voters get the opportunity to impose term limits on members of Congress every 2-6 years. tritsofme 7 hrs ago #14
Agree. However, mikewv 6 hrs ago #17
What other choice do we have? Let voters vote for the candidate of their choice. tritsofme 6 hrs ago #19
With all due respect. mikewv 5 hrs ago #20
If the "rules of the past" consist of democracy and citizens voting for the candidate of their choice tritsofme 5 hrs ago #21
May peace and good fortune be with you... mikewv 5 hrs ago #22
You are explicitly arguing that democracy ought to be limited and restricted. tritsofme 5 hrs ago #27
No anybody doing anything past the age of 69.... Melon 7 hrs ago #15
Yes. We would be smart to run on this. The Revolution 7 hrs ago #16
Without campaign finance reform, all that does is put the lobbyists in charge. Iggo 5 hrs ago #23
Yeah, im on board. And, since republicans say they want it anyway, Volaris 5 hrs ago #24
I oppose term limits more than ever Polybius 5 hrs ago #25
Pukes came up with term limits to shut down another FDR run. Bad idea. Blues Heron 4 hrs ago #28
How about an age limit? Xolodno 4 hrs ago #29
I think any specific term limit plans should yorkster 4 hrs ago #30
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