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    Manu Raju‏Verified account @mkraju Feb 12

    "I'm better at this job than I was five years ago," Schumer, explaining his opposition to congressional term limits

    6:47 AM - 12 Feb 2018
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      2. Boom Boom‏ @Josh1938 Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        Too bad. Congressional term limits are a big step forward to end the current insanity of career lawmakers being bought and sold to the highest bidder.

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      1. CherokeeNative‏ @CherokeeNative3 Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        Reconsidering, I will agree w/ Senator Schumer on this point. However, I’m strongly opposed to lifetime salaries & benefits & we must get rid of lobbying which would deal with a majority of the problems.

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      1. Silence Dogood‏ @PolitiTroll1776 Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        Tough crap. Term limits for senate AND house members!!!!

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      1. Pat Brigman‏ @PatBrigman Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        He has a point, but there should still be term limits. It would go a long way towards really draining the swamp.

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      1. Susan Lang‏ @Hi_Canada_Rocks Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        The longer in the position, the closer to corrupt. #justsayin

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      2. Rain‏ @rainerickson Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        I agree with him. The problem really is is campaign finance. Term limits would oust really good ppl we need to keep in office. We need some deep knowledge about how govt works best.

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      3. Patrice‏ @patrice_noonan Feb 12
        Replying to @rainerickson @mkraju

        Reasonable term limits. Congress wasn't ever meant to be a 30 year career. All they think about is getting reelected and vote to do so. If they know after serving 3 terms, they are done, might help without losing experienced people all at once.

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      4. Rain‏ @rainerickson Feb 12
        Replying to @patrice_noonan @mkraju

        I disagree. Ppl who have long careers get good at what they do. We need ways to oust bad actors thru elections. Remove ppl who aren't acting in public interest. But running campaigns is too expensive. Campaign finance reform esp overturning citizens united w/law is needed

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      5. Patrice‏ @patrice_noonan Feb 12
        Replying to @rainerickson @mkraju

        I believe that reasonable term limits will also limit the lobbyist control of congress. They weren't elected, but are pretty much running our congress.

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      6. Rain‏ @rainerickson Feb 12
        Replying to @patrice_noonan @mkraju

        Only regulations on lobbying will dim their influence. Seriously. It will just get worse because ppl from legislature will leave office w/ a lobbying job lined up Term limits are bad.

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      7. Patrice‏ @patrice_noonan Feb 12
        Replying to @rainerickson @mkraju

        And, I am sure you have good points to share, but it means you have an opinion and I have one too. Nobody should make a lifelong career of being a member of congress. Power is corrupting over the long term. We shouldn't encourage it in public officials.

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      8. Rain‏ @rainerickson Feb 12
        Replying to @patrice_noonan @mkraju

        Money is corrupting. Unlimited dark money and corporate money and church money and bundled money and pacs and super pacs. We need campaign finance reform not term limits.

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      1. William Coale, Ph.D.‏ @wmcoale Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        We’ve always had #TermLimits...it’s called the ballot box.

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      1. Nathan Kendrick‏ @NateKeNYC Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju @Phil_Mattingly

        Weirdly, as people in Congress get "better" at their jobs less and less actual work gets done...

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      1. ella‏ @fiteforlife Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        Everyone gets better with tenure, but if this is better for this Congress after 3 consecutive shutdowns, it's time to go. We really need a complete overhaul.

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      2. Andy Flach‏ @AndyfromTucson Feb 12
        Replying to @mkraju

        I oppose term limits. The last thing I want is a bunch of novice legislators getting manipulated by experienced lobbyists and big money donors.

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      3. Nathan Kendrick‏ @NateKeNYC Feb 12
        Replying to @AndyfromTucson @mkraju

        Explain how the current system where politicians sell their souls to billionaires for life is better. I don't see it.

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      4. Andy Flach‏ @AndyfromTucson Feb 12
        Replying to @NateKeNYC @mkraju

        Novices are going raise money from billionaires also. Not sure how term limits would reduce the influence of big donors

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      5. Nathan Kendrick‏ @NateKeNYC Feb 12
        Replying to @AndyfromTucson @mkraju

        Corruption doesn't happen in a day or even in 1 term. Term limits change the calculus and keep fresh blood circulating through our system.

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      6. Andy Flach‏ @AndyfromTucson Feb 12
        Replying to @NateKeNYC @mkraju

        Is there any evidence to support that assertion? If a novice gets big bucks from a donor why wouldn’t they tend to favor that donor?

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      7. Nathan Kendrick‏ @NateKeNYC Feb 12
        Replying to @AndyfromTucson @mkraju

        Omg, you're serious... Have you been living under a rock? The proof is in the utter lack of legislative pudding. Let's assume that a billionaire does corrupt a politician before he even gets in office somehow, is it better for that person to be term limited? Or to stay forever?

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