It's no secret Americans have a negative view of Congress. And that frustration has led to some renewed interest in setting term limits for lawmakers, though it's an idea broadly opposed by experts.
Frustration with America's political system has led to some renewed interest in setting term limits for lawmakers, though it's an idea broadly opposed by experts.
"When you're talking about the average American and why 87% of them support term limits, it's the storytelling," he says."It's these high-profile examples that you see of people who have either lost control, they have cognitive decline ... they're making the most important decisions in our country."Tomboulides also points to stories of lawmakers staying in office despite scandals and ethics violations.," he says.
As a member of the Florida House, Valdes only gets a maximum of four two-year terms in office. She says she thinks of every term like one school year. "And so when you term-limit someone," he says,"you are effectively cutting out their incentive to invest in learning how to do the job, to delve into policy issues at the depth that they need to and to really dive into how the procedures work, which just takes years. Because, again, there's no training ground for this. There's no training program."
"But in the meantime, what has happened is that people have been affected by those unintended consequences," Valdes says."And that's where for me, the fairness, the equity, the righteousness of our policies and the intent of the laws that we pass sometimes get misguided."Burgat says he also thinks term limits don't force lawmakers to be more beholden to their voters.
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