justice stevens doesn't care about justice it seems
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Billy the Great Khan
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Yes. We need fresh blood in the leaders of America.Are you knocking old men?
3 or 4 term limit for Senators and up to 5 terms for Representatives would create and atmosphere for fresh thinkers yet also allow for experience and works as a deterent from cronysm that lends itself to corruption.
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Most senators don't survive 4 terms.
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irrelevent...some do
With a 90% incumbancy rate where do you get your facts?
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Pristine logic.
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90% of 90% of 90% of 90% of 90% = around 50%. And that's not counting the ones that actually just retire.
In the house, the turnover rate is about 50% over 10 years.
Your post provides no proof of your statement.
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Can you not understand simple math? I provided the clearest proof of my thesis it is possible to provide.
I actually do not believe the senate has a return rate of 90%.
You get how many are thrown out or retired over 10 years in the house by taking 90% and raising it to a fifth - you get around 59%. Only 46% of house members currently go back to 2001.
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/03/throw-all-bums-out-bad-idea.html
Term limits would also have the perverse effect of greatly increasing the power of interest groups.
That's a false argument. The power structure in congress lies with political staffers who stay on as long as their boss. These aids and staffers are the ones making the call to lobby and special interest groups and currying favors. Lobbyers are constantly going through new staff and realigning themselves depending on the politics of the day...
By the time an incumbent reaches their 3rd term they have a 65% chance of keeping their seat if they run.
Post stats to back up your statements.
When salaries and retirements became so cushy the animal known now as the career politician was born. It never used to be so...times have changed and we need term limits. The truth is by the third term the incumbant can usually out spend any contenders to basically guarentee their reelection when combined with name recognition.