Term limits for Tuthills, part 1: confront unelected power with real world referenda
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I don't feel strongly about term limit initiatives, either way. In an intellectual vacuum, I oppose them as the worst sort of voter welfare. But we don't live in an intellectual vacuum. Professional politics is a massive and complex industry built around the ruthless distribution of power. It demands multiple confusing choices from busy and bewildered people. And professional politics generally rewards the campaigns that lie most effectively to voters.
Term limits for Tuthills, part 1: confront unelected power with real world referenda
Term limits for Tuthills, part 1: confront…
Term limits for Tuthills, part 1: confront unelected power with real world referenda
I don't feel strongly about term limit initiatives, either way. In an intellectual vacuum, I oppose them as the worst sort of voter welfare. But we don't live in an intellectual vacuum. Professional politics is a massive and complex industry built around the ruthless distribution of power. It demands multiple confusing choices from busy and bewildered people. And professional politics generally rewards the campaigns that lie most effectively to voters.