Term Limits for Representatives & Senators: What is your position on term limits? There is no need to site facts, just state your opinion and if somebody disagrees with you just go...

ArtzDarkroom Loc: Near Disneyland-Orange County, California

What is your position on term limits?

There is no need to site facts, just state your opinion and if somebody disagrees with you just go ahead and call them all kinds of nasty names. Chances are this thread will deteriorate into a discussion on evolution anyway... lol

mwalsh Loc: Houston

For.

Actually the thread will deteriorate to a fact thrashing about global warming, the topic du jour. LOLOLOL !

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Yeah,right, these a-holes are going to put themselves out of a job.

Problem is,we're supporting the same type of group on the State level.

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Term Limits Please. The air in the government buildings is sucking their brains out.

Sarge69

Kombiguy Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA

Against. The people have the ability to limit terms already, and why deprive them of their choice?

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Kombiguy wrote:

Against. The people have the ability to limit terms already, and why deprive them of their choice?

That's worked out well.

Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia

nakkh wrote:

Term limits are fine but the gerrymandered districts will simply churn out more replacement turds.

.

Sad, but true!

rocco_7155 Loc: Connecticut/Louisiana

Yes

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

ArtzDarkroom wrote:

What is your position on term limits?

There is no need to site facts, just state your opinion and if somebody disagrees with you just go ahead and call them all kinds of nasty names. Chances are this thread will deteriorate into a discussion on evolution anyway... lol

Do I have to disagree with someone to call them a nasty name?

Kombiguy Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA

DaveO wrote:

That's worked out well.

Apparently it has, for the people who voted for them. If you don't like your rep, vote him out. If you're outvoted, live with it or move. What's the problem that term limits is the solution to?

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

For one,it's very difficult to unseat an incumbent who is endorsed by the party machine. Very often there are no primaries.

Probably the main reason is the stupidity or lack of voting by many voters. Hence it's easy for ineffective reps to continue. Philosophically you're correct,but term limits might help protect us from ourselves.

Kombiguy Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA

nakkh wrote:

You are dumb.

Actually you may be smart.

You, may be working for the gerrymandered zombies that keep America down.

So Fuck you and your zombie gerrymandered politicians -

That was irrational...

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Kombiguy wrote:

That was irrational...

Totally. Must have taken the OP literally and went nuts.

Kombiguy Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA

DaveO wrote:

For one,it's very difficult to unseat an incumbent who is endorsed by the party machine. Very often there are no primaries.

Probably the main reason is the stupidity or lack of voting by many voters. Hence it's easy for ineffective reps to continue. Philosophically you're correct,but term limits might help protect us from ourselves.

Maybe so. There are plenty of stupid voters. But until we follow Plato's advice and appoint a philosopher king, who can decide better than the voters who will represent them?
Should we have a group of certified super-smart people to make their choices for them?
As for primaries and incumbents, there are many solutions to that. Write-ins, door-to-door campaigns, populist uprisings like the tea party, etc.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

I hear you,but's it can be frustrating. Realistically,as you pointed out,the voters have spoken,so I shouldn't complain too hard. But,but,but...