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they are going to get away with it too (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[+] -11 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

Term limits are anti-democratic. You're saying that we can't trust the voters, so we need a rule; like they're children. If you think the voters are the problem, then you don't believe in democracy.

The mistake is believing that the situation with McConnell and the other dinosaurs is what the voters chose, rather than a system where the voters don't get a meaningful choice. A system where the Senate itself is undemocratic. Not to mention the electoral college. Is McConnell's long carrier due to his popularity in KY, or his popularity with the donor class?

We need more democracy in our democracy, not less.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Term limits are not suggesting voter competence at all they are imposed to prevent systemic, anti-democratic corruption. it's the opposite of what you said. term limits support a healthy representative democracy. more candidates flow through, the more change.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Without finance reform first, I think it will end up going the opposite direction honestly

    And once we do have finance reform, I think term limits are unnecessary

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I agree with you. Career politicians are not inherently bad. In fact, they can be very good, when someone strategically works for an issue or constituency over a long period and can enact long-term change, much like having a CEO for a decade vs having a CEO for a quarter. The problem is the corruption, which is not solved by term limits. Term limits actually make it easier to capture candidates, makes them cheaper and more disposable.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    We need term limits because we can't trust politicians to not abuse their indefinite stay in office to further their own agendas and line their pockets. Adding term limits won't fully prevent this, but it will help.

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