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jwirr

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40. No, I am sorry, I realize why people ask that because there

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 05:17 PM

Jan 2016

have been bad representatives. But think of the good ones. Do we want to throw the baby out with the bathwater? Do we want to lose a Ted Kennedy just because there is also a bad congressman?

Supposedly that is what an election is for - if they are bad toss them - if they are good keep them. The problem is with the voters. They are not doing their job.

Also gerrymandering is a real problem. Lets find some way to correct this.

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Congressional productivity - Would you be in favor of a single term limit for all congresspeople? [View all] MadDAsHell Jan 2016 OP

No. Term limits are a horrible idea for legislative bodies. phleshdef Jan 2016 #1

You make a good point, but money is much harder to control. MadDAsHell Jan 2016 #3

I'd rather take my chances with controlling campaign finance than have no-nothings writing bills. phleshdef Jan 2016 #17

Agree emphatically. BUT, Hortensis Jan 2016 #34

That dam has been opened atreides1 Jan 2016 #6

That's how I feel. nt MadDAsHell Jan 2016 #10

And I feel that is nonsense. There are 150 MILLION Hortensis Jan 2016 #35

Then the money has to start coming from US... Volaris Jan 2016 #26

California's experience illustrates this. KamaAina Jan 2016 #15

I like the governors having term limits and it doesn't seem to have any negative outcomes yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #22

I don't see why it matters if they are serving those they represent. phleshdef Jan 2016 #24

They might have been, once upon a time. Unchecked money is now a "horribler" idea, though villager Jan 2016 #30

No. I oppose all artificial term limits. jeff47 Jan 2016 #2

Term limits are a useful protection against elected autocrats and cults of personality. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2016 #13

Then make the case that the elected official is an autocrat jeff47 Jan 2016 #19

Not so easy if they control the media, sometimes. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2016 #31

There is a way to end terms, it's called an election. That's how democracies work. immoderate Jan 2016 #4

+ struggle4progress Jan 2016 #42

I don't think that's the best answer to the corruption in DC 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #5

Agreed, but how? In what area of American life (or politics) have we ever successfully... MadDAsHell Jan 2016 #14

Scrapping CU is a start, then move towards public financing 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #16

Oh My God No! SheilaT Jan 2016 #7

No ... as others have said, we already have term limits etherealtruth Jan 2016 #8

No. Why would I want MORE of them becoming lobbyists? n/t Orsino Jan 2016 #9

No. It was disastorous in California. Xolodno Jan 2016 #11

100% publicly funded elections with zero term limits. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #12

Do you mean that it would be illegal for third parties to spend their own money Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #20

I mean precisely and exactly what you want it to mean... LanternWaste Jan 2016 #23

"100% publicly funded elections" can mean a few different things. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #25

^^That's your boy Lantern's MO. nt MadDAsHell Jan 2016 #27

Welcome back to DU! LanternWaste Jan 2016 #37

Them asking for clarification would have been in order LanternWaste Jan 2016 #36

There may not be a shortage of people eligible to serve....... WillowTree Jan 2016 #18

I'm not even in favor of term limits for the presidency. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #21

As far as the idea of term limits, Snobblevitch Jan 2016 #28

I'm Not a Fan of Term Limit SDJay Jan 2016 #29

Nope. Iggo Jan 2016 #32

Absolutely not oberliner Jan 2016 #33

I wouldn't limit it to one term Aerows Jan 2016 #38

Hell no. It hands all the real power over to professional staff and lobbyists... hunter Jan 2016 #39

No, I am sorry, I realize why people ask that because there jwirr Jan 2016 #40

No. I want people who know what they're doing from experience lunatica Jan 2016 #41

I have long favored term limits. But that one downside you cite is HUGE Stinky The Clown Jan 2016 #43

Absolutely not. ljm2002 Jan 2016 #44

Nope, mostly I see what has happened in Mexico nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #45

Although I am on "soft ignore" former9thward Jan 2016 #47

We already have term limits. They're called elections. nt Bigmack Jan 2016 #46