>>>>>Term limits....
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>>>I'm definitely with you on that one, Marcia.
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>>The call for term limits is one I don't get. Sure, some congressmen and women are entrenched for the wrong reasons and should be thrown out. But that is up to the voters in their district or state. In what other field do we impose a strict time limit? We would be throwing out some of the best and wisest along with everyone else. Would it have been a good idea to force Bill Gates to step down at Microsoft after, say, 10 years? Force Jerry Rice to retire? Tell the E Street Band they would have to get by without Bruce? No more books from (pick your favorite author)? As sloganeering term limits has an initial feel-good appeal but we would quickly run into the law of unintended consequences.
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>>>we would quickly run into the law of unintended consequences.
>Mike, we've had term limits for presidents, many governors, and mayors for decades.
>I'd like to extend it to the house and the senate.
>What consequences that you don't like have you seen?

The problem with term limits is the loss of institutional memory, as well as the inability for people to truly grow into the job and become more effective.

Mike's point about experience is well-taken. I'm a better developer today than I was 10 years ago, and I was better then than 10 years before that.

Tamar