Term limits is one of those rules that has both negative and positive benefits. Career politicians is a buzz word that has gained a negative connotation without it necessarily being true.
I would rather have one good, honest, wise, tolerant person for 40 years than 10 people without any one of those qualities for 4 years each. That said, however, I do not think anyone would dispute that having a person without those qualities for 40 years is a bad idea. Merely putting a time limit on how long someone serves ensures that good people don't last even as it ensures that bad ones don't last long. For many offices, the office itself requires changing one's life to pursue it. If we limit the ability of good people to continue, we eliminate the motivation for many good people to choose to even try.
The trick, of course, is in knowing or finding the difference. Once again, the solution is much harder than defining the problem and we end up right back where we began.
Troy
Those who shoot from the hip usually end up just shooting themselves.
Plan the grub and grub the plan.
Where is the party tonight? Who is bringng the drinks?
