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Revision as of 18:02, January 17, 2009
Term limits refers to statutory or constitutional limits on the number of terms a politician can serve in a given office. A term limit places a restriction on the number of years that a government official may serve. For example, the President of the United States is limited by the Twenty-Second Amendment to two terms. There are no terms limits for representatives and senators, per U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thorton in 1995.
Those who oppose term limits say they impair the right of the people to vote. If a government official is doing a good job, the people should be able to elect him again and again. The people should decide how long they serve.
A movement to enact term limits on U.S. and state legislative bodies was popular during the 1990s and inspired a number of ballot initiatives. [1]
References
- ↑ U.S Government and Politics