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Originally Posted by Snake Doctor
IMHO, most of our problems can really be boiled down to that.
If all politicians were term limited, and by extension the influence of lobbyists and campaign contributions were minimized, things would be alot better than they are.
Things like that pledge of allegiance bill are perfect examples. Most pols would sign that bill because they're worried about their careers. Ventura didn't because he wasn't a career pol.
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Agreed. Somewhat.
Term limits by themselves simply don't do it. It would have to be "public service limit" or something, I'm not sure how it would work.
Right now, you generally have career politicians. They don't start off as a senator. They start small, work their way up the chain. It may take someone 20 years before they reach a relative position of power.
Need to somehow limit that chain entirely.. Maybe 12 years total or something like that.
I don't know, I also hate making laws like this in general - as it limits people's freedom. There is nothing wrong with the theory that someone may simply want to be a public servant, and enjoys that work the most (and is good at it). However, the practice just leads to a bunch of either corrupt, or at best completely out of touch, folks in government.