Martin Olav Sabo (D) wants to repeal the 22nd ammendment!

[Oreo]

After reading this post http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3856473#
I called his office and they confirmed he supports the repeal of term limits.

Call him now. Let him know this is NOT a good thing!

Contact Information
Web Site: sabo.house.gov

Washington Office:
2336 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-2305
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Main District Office:
250 2nd Ave. South, #286
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[bluestateguy]

1. I opposed this when Clinton was president too.

2 terms and you're done. That's it. I would, however, support term limits for memners of Congress. I'm intrigued by the idea of the citizen politician: the lawyer, doctor, farmer, homemaker, teacher who is elected to Congress for a few years and represents his or her constituents in Washington and then leaves Washington after no more than 3 or four terms (2 for the senate). It would make congressional elections more competitive, reduce entrenched incumbency advantage in elections, reduce Beltway egos and arrogance such as what we saw with Chairman Sensenbrenner, and yes it would actually give the Democrats a fighting chance to win control of Congress sometime in this decade.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. I think one term would be a good idea. Otherwise the temptation

to make your first term about getting your second is too high.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. Oregon has term limits for its state legislature, and it is causing

problems, since 1/3 of the legislature is brand new every year. That means they know nothing and have no institutional memory and no incentive to get along with their colleagues, 1/3 of whom will be gone next year.

The result has been that legislation is more in the hands of lobbyists and staffers than ever before.

We already have term limits: It's called "voting."

[question everything]

5. Exactly. Same in California

they are running out of institutional memory and members are more concerned about their next post instead of being accountable to the voters on their legislative activity.

And then they have to scrap the bottom of the barrel for the next candidates.

Then there are also term limits on other government offices like county supervisor, but the election cycles do not always match. So you end up with a series of special elections and musical chairs to fill all of them.

What we do need, however, is to have non partisan body to draw districts that make sense, that do not meander (I don't think that we have them here, in Minnesota but California is a nightmare) so that they are not safe for the incumbent of any party.

[Love Bug]

3. I wouldn't have a problem if our elections were actually fair

But as long as we have such easily "fixable" elections (electronic voting machines) this is a bad idea. We would be stuck with Boosh FOREVER *shudder*.