• aaa999@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      term limits give even more policy setting power to elon, a guy who is rich but not elected

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        19 hours ago

        That’s not really true, Elon’s “position” already doesn’t have a term limit. Even if he supports it doesn’t automatically make it bad for us or good for him, you need to support your argument.

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          14 hours ago

          Term limits make more elected officials lame ducks. That weakens their power relative to the civil service and the unelected party bureaucrats.

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            14 hours ago

            Term limits don’t stop the seat from voting, it just makes the seat more likely to promote change and new ideas and perspectives. It actively helps remove the oldest members of congress. There will always be a senate or congress seat, the term limit is for the person sitting in it.