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JP>With respect, Ernie, I don't think it's that simple.  The Constitution,
JP>says **NOTHING** about term limits.  Yet I don't believe that the
JP>founders ever envisioned a permanent political class.  I think they
JP>figured a man would spend a few years in politics out of civic
JP>responsibility, then go back to his private life.  In that sense, term
JP>limits is an attempt to restore the founders concepts.
        I hate the *idea* of term limits. It's like saying we need to be
        saved from our bad voting record. EP
JP>One of the things that REALLY drives me up a wall is the idea of
JP>pensions for elected officials.  If we did away with those, people
JP>wouldn't spend their whole life running over and over again for one
JP>office after another.  Again, nothing in the Constitution for or against
JP>pensions.
JP>Regards
JP>John
        Maybe that would be a good idea. Some say that would just ensure
        only rich people could afford to hold office; but I'm not so
        sure. Certainly, most of us couldn't afford to take a two of
        six year leave of absense from our jobs, without sacrificing a
        lot. I'm very lukewarm about term limits, but I don't have any
        better ideas. Ernie P.
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