POL 140D Lecture 14: POL 140D Sept1
17 Sep 2016
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President term, amendment limiting the number of times you could be elected to the presidency. Arguments for politicians serve too long and get out of touch: reelection rates often in the high 90% they create cozy relationships with special interests incumbents have so many advantages that elections become uncompetitive. Part of the reason politicians serve a long time is because they represent local interests: they are doing good at their job. Tl take away voter" right to choose, if people want to vote for someone doing a good job but they can no longer be reelected. Gives executive branch (bureaucrats & governor) and special interests too much power. Constant turnover weakens legislature and becomes relative to executive. Biggest check on behavior is reelection: tl create lame ducks. Leads to inexperienced legislators- legislating is hard, inexperienced people trying to pass legislative will be a lot harder for them to work together- weakens cooperative ability.
