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KAG4EVRodysseus11 6 points ago +6 / -0

sound idea BUT: the term limits should be uniform between branches. Im not sure how the judiciary should be handled, but I think the same term limits should apply to them as to the Executive. EVERYONE should be held accountable and limited in their time in government - and LIMITS should be placed on appointees who just sit and collect paychecks forever too. For example, if the Presidential is a 4 year term, limit them to 3 terms (max 12 years). If Senate is 6 year terms, limit them to 2 years (max 12 years). If reps have 2 year terms, limit them to 6 terms (12 years). when there is an imbalance in term limits for the elected branches, you get what we have now, which is one branch (Legislative) just waiting it out when there is an Executive elected they dont like. This is a detriment to the American people. Again, since judiciary are appointed not elected, Im not sure how we handle them, but I think they should be also limited in term. Lifetime appointments guarantees corruption. Maybe the max terms shouldnt be 12 years but 16, and a judiciary appointment would simply be that, 16 years. Period. We need a balance between allowing the electorate to keep people doing a good job that simply may take time to get good at, and yet stop career barnacles that will put up walls to stay in their castle for 30 years.

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jackdaniels 3 points ago +3 / -0

common sense. thank you

too many pedes just jump for a sliver of semi good news upvote it like crazy, w/o applying any critical thought.

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HiddenDekuScrub 3 points ago +3 / -0

Fair, but I feel like it's one of those "we have to start somewhere" things.

If I remember right, Mark Levine's book touches on it. I just think "term limits" tend to be the thing that gets tossed around as being the most likely due to congress itself not being very popular. Not to mention it's liable to have more instantaneous results.

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Forbidden_outcast 2 points ago +2 / -0

The problem is any game that you can play, there will be people there that play by our own rules to subvert we the people.

The rules need to change periodically, and without notice.

We have been eaten from the inside out, while we thumped ourselves chests and bragged about our guns, bc others learned our system and thoroughly played it against us.

It’s not a one time thing. It’s has to change constantly.

How to make that happen and what it would look like....... I have no idea.

But any rule set in stone can be subverted by a smooth talking person.