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Fix Broken Term Limit Law
bkoenig:
Good points, Dan. I think all elected positions should be subject to term limts.
Phantom:
They should also have salary caps and any pay or benefits increases have to be by a vote of the people.
depserv:
--- Quote from: Husker_Fan on March 25, 2013, 08:20:27 PM ---I'm always skeptical of people who want to keep others from choosing the representatives they want.
--- End quote ---
I held that position myself when term limits were first proposed. But after the voters OKed the law and they went into effect our state government did get better. Political hacks can be hard to get rid of for a few reasons my friend, and professional politicians tend to see themselves as being of the government rather than of the people. If it hadn't been for term limits, we might not have gotten shall-issue concealed carry in Nebraska, or at least there would be more onerous restrictions on it, and cities like Omaha would likely be able to infringe on the right.
Since you support democratic action, how about a petition drive to get a measure on the ballot to expand our term limit law so it says two terms is the limit for life?
If I remember right, the term limit law was originally informally named after Ernie Chambers; a proposal to expand it should also bear his name.
bkoenig:
Another thing to consider- incumbents have a huge advantage in name recognition. This makes it easy to cruise along for years without a serious challenge.
monkeyboy:
Frankly,I'd be happy if these effing clowns had to live under the same laws they impose on the rest of us!
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