Should there be term limits for elected officials?

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careerism is undemocratic.  98-99% incumbent re-election rates are undemocratic.

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careerism is undemocratic.  98-99% incumbent re-election rates are undemocratic.

Are you just going to assert that?

people are perfectly comfortable asserting "term limits are undemocratic" as a sort of truism when presented with this question, so, sure, I am.

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careerism is undemocratic.  98-99% incumbent re-election rates are undemocratic.

Are you just going to assert that?

people are perfectly comfortable asserting "term limits are undemocratic" as a sort of truism when presented with this question, so, sure, I am.

That's because a term limit is major (and completely arbitrary) restriction on the choice of the electorate, so there's no need to go into any detail.

in the same sense that antitrust legislation is a restriction on the consumer.

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the point I was making is that, when you follow a line of logic down its road far enough, you sometimes hit a paradox.  such as 'free competition' leading to monopoly.

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the point I was making is that, when you follow a line of logic down its road far enough, you sometimes hit a paradox. 

Not a very original point.

 CLARK
           Yeah, but I will have a degree. and you'll be serving my
           kids fries at a drive-thru on our way to a skiing trip.

                        WILL
           Yeah, maybe. eh, but at least I won't be unoriginal.