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Should all congressmen and senators be limited to two terms ?

i mean there is a reason we limit presidency to two terms.. why not the same for all political mandates. would definitely help with the corruption.
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Ynotisay · M
But isn't that taking away the citizens right to vote for who they want? What if there's a really high-performing representative who is disallowed to run? Seems to me that if the people don't like the way someone is doing their job then they vote them out of office. Personally, I'm not in favor of term limits for the President either. It should be up to the people.
Milkshake · F
@Ynotisay if someone is so good at his job.. they have enough time in 2 terms... 8 years is A LOT of time
Ynotisay · M
@Milkshake OK. But that's not my point. The point is why remove someone who is doing an exceptional job? Do you a fire your top performing sales person just so you can give a new hire a chance?
Milkshake · F
@Ynotisay politics isnt a business.. and while not being able to reelect a good man might be a little problem.. having an incompetent malice person stuck in office is a far bigger problem
Ynotisay · M
@Milkshake So what you're saying is you don't want to allow the people to choose their representatives and make their own choices. I guess that's your call. It's not mine.
The issue, as I see it, is campaign finance laws and gerrymandering districts. That has nothing to do with term limits.
Milkshake · F
@Ynotisay you are aware that socialism and communism are economy policies and have absoliutely nothing to do with how elections work.

you sound more like the stalin type to me who wants to keep people in office at all costs..
Ynotisay · M
@Milkshake I edited that but you're also off base. With that thinking you're saying that capitalism is correlated to how elections work. People are elected in Socialist countries. China elects their leaders.
I will say this. I'm done with this conversation and done with you.
You call me a Stalin type? Because I had the audacity to challenge your opinion?
Kiss off.
Milkshake · F
@Ynotisay need a tissue snowflake ?
Ynotisay · M
@Milkshake Fuck you. I just don't play with children. Go away.
Milkshake · F
@Ynotisay 😢