I encourage you to read: SOWELL:
A REAL TERM LIMIT
Here’s
my opinion.
Concern over
"loss of experience" is a non sequitur
Those
against imposing term limits claim such a policy would result in a "loss
of experience" provided by career politicians. Professor, economist,
social theorist, political philosopher, and author Thomas Sowell says,
"...Much - if not most - of that experience and expertise [by career
politicians] is in the arts of evasion, effrontery, deceit and chicanery. None
of that serves the interests of the people." I agree.
He further says, "If we want terms limits to achieve their goals, we have to make the limit one term, with a long interval prescribed before the same person can hold any other government office again." Failure to do so would only result in the career politicians spending more of their term campaigning for some other government office versus campaigning for re-election or supporting "special interest" legislation while in office with a view to obtaining a job within that "special interest" group as a reward for past performance.
Regrettably, there are far too many politicians in office today who entered public service to do good but stayed to do well. It is our nation and our citizens who suffer the consequences.
He further says, "If we want terms limits to achieve their goals, we have to make the limit one term, with a long interval prescribed before the same person can hold any other government office again." Failure to do so would only result in the career politicians spending more of their term campaigning for some other government office versus campaigning for re-election or supporting "special interest" legislation while in office with a view to obtaining a job within that "special interest" group as a reward for past performance.
Regrettably, there are far too many politicians in office today who entered public service to do good but stayed to do well. It is our nation and our citizens who suffer the consequences.
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