Taking self-term-limiting pledges, in the absence of actual term limits, is the surest way to end up with a swamp full of swamp creatures. Occasionally you get a swamp creatures who promise to self-term-limit in their elections.... they just break their pledges. #itsagimmick
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I don't want to see you go, just thought I heard you were a fan of term limits in the swamp series, could be missing remembering though
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I am a cosponsor of the term limit bill but I haven’t self-term-limited, for the reasons noted above. Also, I would say, people will be sorely disappointed at the problems that will persist even if term limits pass. It’s just not a silver bullet.
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Agreed, but actions speak louder for some, and co-sponsoring a bill about term limits without limiting your own term is a sticky spot. You leave, then nothing changes, you stay, you look like a hypocrite.

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That’s the point of my original tweet... self imposed term limit pledges by candidates are a gimmick at best, and counterproductive at worst, for those constituents who really want term limits.
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All the supporters of term limits would be out of office in 4-10 years. How would momentum ever build to actually pass term limits? However, a part of me that loves freedom doesn’t want the Government telling me who can’t be my representative (Executive branch is different).
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That's a very good point.
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