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To: Pete

Sorry, I don’t believe in term limits (for any office).

IF - and that is the operative word - someone represents an example, in their history in their time in office, of attempting to sustain their time in office for no greater purpose and on no better foundation of principles and policy history than that over-riding personal political objective - their own power and keeping it, then yes, throw the bum out.

But, it is just as foolish to make the assumption that a lengthy incumbency automatically, simply due to its length, has no rightful foundation in principles and policy history (principles and policy history that even you would support) as it is to assume that that persons replacement will be better just because they are “new”.

If you want change, specific change in your elected officials’ political principles and policy preferences then by all means vote for someone “new”. But, if your idea of the best person for the job IS the person in that job, then by all means support them, no matter how long they’ve been on the job.

Anything else is silly, grasping at straws POPULIST nonsense and has nothing to do with, nothing intrinsically to do with, democracy, representative democracy, limited government or Conservatism, as well as no foundation in Conservative principles of government.


21 posted on 11/01/2010 2:54:09 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

I respectfully disagree, politics should not be a career.


22 posted on 11/01/2010 3:00:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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