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TERM LIMITS, Pros and Cons.

There were 66,000,000 entries resulting from a search
done on Googles Web Search using Term Limits!

Pros:
1. Keep people who are familiar with the ins and outs
of the legislative process, thereby knowing who to
see to get things done quickly.

2. The legislator is given more time for doing the
people’s business. (see No.1)

3. Legislators are more effective the longer they
are in office. (see No.1)

4. Legislators complain about the complexity of the
legislative process. (see No.1)

5. "It limits the choices of people the public has
to vote for."

The more sites I checked, the dumber the arguments
seem to be. So, hopefully, the above will suffice.


Cons:

1.The "ins and outs" too frequently mean deals made
to trade votes. VOTES on legislature that affects
this country should be cast with at least some
factual knowledge of what the bill contains, not as
a horse-trade of favors.

"..to get things done quickly." Should this not be
the NATURAL order of business for the legislature?

2.Legislators with too much time tend to pursue their
own personal political agendas. (see link below)

3.Legislators run for office on the basis of changing
the status quo (but how about the status quo of congress?).
By the time they become entrenched in office, the
'status quo' that existed at the time of their running
no longer exists! If legislators can’t be effective in
4 or 8 years, can we expect them to be effective in 10
or 20?
Our 'status quo' derives primarily from the bills that
congress passes, yet congress fights tooth and toenail
to keep its own status quo sacred. Why?
Florida has implemented term limits on a local basis.
What they say on their website should not be limited
to Florida.

4."The 22nd amendment provides that no person shall stand
for office for the Presidency of the United States more
than twice. It ensures that no matter how much power
a given chief executive may gather to his bosom, there
is a definite limit on how long he may wield it. Every
eight years, there will be a fresh face, a fresh
perspective — a fresh start." NO UNCERTAIN TERMS,
by Paul Jacob
Why would not this same idea work for congress?

5."Legislators complain about the complexity of the
legislative process." - "In the real world, an employee
has to learn a job in a matter of days or weeks, not
years. The president of the United States is limited to
8 years. Yet, we expect the president to hit the ground
running day 1. Being president is a lot tougher job than
being a state legislator." How many of you are in the
same job you had 10 years ago? (see link below)

6."it limits the choices of people the public has to
vote for" -No.5 above. This is a spin that really stretches
credulity. By limiting a congressman's time in office to
either 8 years or even 2 terms, MORE people will attempt
to fill his vacancy, ergo, MORE choices for the people to
choose from, not less! And, it's a leap-frog effect that
gains momentum.

"If you have a really good public servant and you want to
keep him, you can't. You have to get rid of the good
candidate and replace him with someone who's inexperienced."

This could be a draw-back, if you accept the mixed metaphors
being used. Note how the writer equates inexperience, by
implication, with being a 'bad candidate.' Might we re-word
this with "You have to get rid of an experienced candidate
and replace him with someone who's inexperinenced."
OK. That's not so bad, is it? You had your 'first day' on
the job, didn't you? Maybe even several different jobs.
Even so, if the public servant is that good, are there not
other public offices to which he/she could aspire?
For instance, from the House to the Senate, from the Senate
to the Presidency, from the Senate to a cabinet office,
from the House to a Govenorship, from the House to a
Judgeship, etc. The problem with the argument that you
will not be able to keep a good public servant relies on
assuming that once that servant's term is over, so is the
possibility of that servant ever contributing
to the betterment and quality of our lives again, ever.
Obviously, not only is that an enormous assumption,
human nature just doesn't seem to bear that out. Sorry,
but that bucket just won't hold water.

"Term limit laws are an acknowledgement by the voters that
they are too dumb to make an informed decision at the
ballot box."
Yipes! I guess when all else fails, begin a mindless attack!
Actually, it is, in fact, just the opposite. Voters are
seeking any venue that will allow them MORE participation
in the political process because the current system isn't
working!
On a local level, term limits for state legislatures have
been voted in for 15 states and more states are being
subjected to the possibility, by the VOTERS, of coming to
grips with a new reality!


Links to 'learn' more!

http://www.termlimits.org/
http://www.termlimits.com/
(against term limits:) http://www.perkel.com/politics/issues/limits.htm
[oh, and don't miss the ADULT CLUB ad at the bottom of his webpage,
because money is really what it's all about, isn't it?)

Better yet, just go to your favorite search engine and type in
Term Limits