Term Limits have helped diversify the number of holders of office however. I agree with you. Really stupid article on a nonsencial strawman study. No one ever said Term Limits would cause sexual or racial diversity.
I haven't seen a shortage of "seasoned lawmakes". Quite the contrary!
Because term limits work. This move to put effective leaders at the helm just proves effective leaders won't be voted out of office.
Term limits are desirable because it minimizes corruption and arrogance, not to promote diversity.
Anyone who believes diversity was the goal must be brain-dead.
Until I see the internal details of this "study," I am inclined to believe that it is not Scottish, as in Mike Myers' comment, "If it's not Scottish, it's cr*p!" Other than that, nice article.
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Term limits are absolutely needed. Just think of all the Bags of crap profiting for years and years off the public dime. If there were term limits there wouldn't be a chance of their insane retirement program because everyone would know they had to get their butts back to work in the real world. Conrgress critters need to be reigned in.
Term limits really don't make much sense to me.
I thought the idea was to try and reduce the number of career politicians, but it doesn't appear to have done that, nor does it seem like term limits really have the ability to accomplish that goal.
Instead they just seem to create a process by which career politicians go from one office to the next, and are always looking for support from those outside their constituency that will aid them when they need to move on to the next political position.
The make it so that the Governor often has a lot of influence over the legislature by being able to offer appointments to jobs for when their terms run out in exchange for support.
There probably are some good things that have come from term limits, but I really can't think of any offhand.
Hmmm which part of the constitution mandates diversity?
susie
Term limits have not led to significant increases in female or minority representation in state legislatures, according to a survey of the 15 states with term limits.
Funny, but I didn't know that the purpose of term limits was to increase female or minority representation.
sheesh, what idiots!
Term limits are GREAT!!!
Professional politicians, you know, the ones that ran the student council in high school, will be out.
We need Engineers, Doctors, and Small business owners in there.