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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
#2 - term limits for every level of government. Every level at 8 years. If you want to be a career politician. You have 8 years at President, 8 years at Governor, 8 years at Senate, 8 years at Congress... 8 years at State Senate, 8 years as a city Councillor, 8 years at Mayor... and so forth. NO CAMPING! Eliminate the consolidation of power. If a person runs out of time and position at the federal level, they have to take their expertise and go and make their home state or city a better place.
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The downside I've read about this is that as it is lobbyists and people other than the elected official already have too much power as it is. The faster the turn around the more power they have since they're experienced while a newly elected Senator or whatever has to take a while to really learn how things work.
As it is legislation is too often designed by lobbyists or special interests, shorter terms will just promote that further. Just gain enough experience to be ushered out the door.
No point in learning how to make good legislation then, just focus even more on short term gains.
Plus you'd be forcing out any actually effective people once you found them.