tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post6515275605216643236..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: I Like It...Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-30801903514681380252012-12-18T20:00:48.165-06:002012-12-18T20:00:48.165-06:00Also worth noting, research suggecting that term l...Also worth noting, research suggecting that term limits lead to highr spending at the state level, according to Ed Lopez, guest-blogging at Marginal Revolution (http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/12/why-does-government-spending-increase-under-term-limits.html). Whether that's a benefit or term limits, or a cost, I leave to each of you to decide.Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-89252299243912873572012-12-18T11:00:44.139-06:002012-12-18T11:00:44.139-06:00I always thought it odd that the basic argument in...I always thought it odd that the basic argument in favor of term limits amounts to the notion that politicians would all be selfless philosopher-kings if not for the corrupting influence of public accountability.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-22012044445567147172012-12-18T06:30:42.541-06:002012-12-18T06:30:42.541-06:00It's somewhat ironic to discuss term limits ju...It's somewhat ironic to discuss term limits just after we've all been eulogizing Senator Inouye, a man who represented his state in Congress since the state was created.<br /><br />At any rate, term limits are anti-democracy, and that's good enough reason to oppose them.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775174720796915716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-73613294694287315042012-12-18T04:02:04.388-06:002012-12-18T04:02:04.388-06:00Holy Joe? How about Holy Shit? That's all I...Holy Joe? How about Holy Shit? That's all I've got.nanutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526158764171117978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-78483522948575081662012-12-17T22:27:39.739-06:002012-12-17T22:27:39.739-06:00Overrated as a problem, I should have said.
I su...Overrated as a problem, I should have said. <br /><br />I suppose I also think it's underrated as a virtue, but that's not what I meant to say here.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-37150502304648350842012-12-17T21:43:10.855-06:002012-12-17T21:43:10.855-06:00Alternative possibility: they support it because t...Alternative possibility: they support it because they have looked at the results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-25198452200085064982012-12-17T20:30:08.900-06:002012-12-17T20:30:08.900-06:00It's like they didn't bother to look at th...It's like they didn't bother to look at the results. California has had term limits for thirty years. It sounded like a good idea, but so far it just means our politicians just rotate in and out of big-money; none are career in politics.Crissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389565751169783614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-41572308905344218192012-12-17T18:29:40.296-06:002012-12-17T18:29:40.296-06:00I think you think hypocrisy is underrated.I think you think hypocrisy is underrated.Andrew Sprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-45569647869366918062012-12-17T16:56:13.282-06:002012-12-17T16:56:13.282-06:00What would we be supposed to do with all those fut...What would we be supposed to do with all those future ex-Senators? In NYC we have term limits for the City Council and (more or less) for the Mayor, while NYS positions have no term limits. All we get out of this is some extra primaries against sitting officials and WAY too many people who mean to run for Mayor.the classicisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691196845661570282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-17732486193165316762012-12-17T16:40:20.242-06:002012-12-17T16:40:20.242-06:00Not quite half the Senate. By my count, assuming K...Not quite half the Senate. By my count, assuming Kerry is appointed to the Senate, 38 will be serving their first terms. Heller, Wicker, Gillibrand, Bennet, Kirk, Barrasso and Manchin will be serving their first full terms. Coats is still in the first term of his second Senate tenure, but in his first tenure, he served the last four years of Dan Quayle's term and one term in his own right. So depending on how you count, there will be at most 46 and as few as 38 senators in their first terms.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387816156204378075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-9865016713508901992012-12-17T16:28:47.168-06:002012-12-17T16:28:47.168-06:00I can't hear someone avow support for term lim...I can't hear someone avow support for term limits and not substitute, "I would like to cede control of the political system entirely to lobbyists, instead of the 75% they currently have. "<br /><br />It's democracy. The people who get the most votes get to keep the positions. They have accountability through running for reelection. It's not difficult.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440356770947146690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-27541894440322423332012-12-17T16:28:15.476-06:002012-12-17T16:28:15.476-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440356770947146690noreply@blogger.com