[SmithL]

The headline is a little misleading. The ruling was actually about whether the citizens of Knox County were allowed to choose their own government.

Knox chose Charter Government, and then according to the Charter chose term limits for their politicians. The politicians ignored the law.

Last year, The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that Term Limits were legal for Shelby County, so Knox County politicians could no longer ignore the law. Therefore, a group of career politicians sued, claiming that the Charter itself was invalid, and a local judge agreed.

Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court validated the Charter, so many professional politicians that were just reelected are now out of work.

[brooklyn dave]

I want to see federal term limits.

[SmithL]

For a history of the Knox County Charter fiasco, click on keyword CharterCounty.