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2016 Postmortem

mythology

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3. That would be rather short sighted

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 07:52 PM

Jan 2017

Mandating people leave legislative office would only serve to break the natural base of knowledge that Congress people get over time, leading to more power being in the hands of those who are there year after year, lobbyists. It also empowers the executive branch.

This is something that has been studied by political scientists and the result of term limits is only to weaken the legislative branch.

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Ok Ted, A broken clock is still broken and never right... [View all] pbmus Jan 2017 OP

this is stupid and it hurt california state legislature JI7 Jan 2017 #1

I don't know what this new fascination of far left and right La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #6

It will never pass unless they "Grandfather" it Va Lefty Jan 2017 #2

That would be rather short sighted mythology Jan 2017 #3

Yup La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #4

Let's try to make all our institutions less powerful La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #5