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wolf550e on Jan 28, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Time to Take a Stand

r: term limits for legislators. California tried that. Turns out representatives without experience at drafting and passing legislation rely on lobbyists with the requisite experience, and the power shifts from nominally accountable representatives to unaccountable lobbyists.

innocentoldguy on Jan 28, 2017 [–]

How is that any different than now? At least the public-facing oligarchy would change every few years.

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