Dratsum

Heres a start:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-gordon/the-dirty-thirty-and-the_b_324920.html

I tried this site but Truthdig has a growing “blacklist”.......some truth.

http: //lafiga.firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/30-gop-senators-say-rape-is-ok-for-govt-contractors/

Trent Lott along with Strom Thurmond were my poster people for term limits.  I get riled up when a 10 term senator from podunk Mississippi or wherever get seniority on committees which directly affect my state or stifle or shelve progressive issues I believe in.

Lack of term limits also creates the climate for nepotism, where the parent becomes a household name and the son or daughter assumes the lobbyists and electorial infrastructure simply due to that parent being in power for an extended period of time.

FT, I must disagree with you on the term limit issue for the reasons I stated above.  I have never read Parenti, but then I don’t need to read of someone else’s opinion to know my own.

We live in the age of diebold where if those entrenched politicians get the keys to reelection, democracy gets subverted.  We need more political parties and varing representation which is frequently refreshed and updated.

Bogi is right, PatrickHenry.  Term limits tend to work against the people’s reps who can’t attain the power to fight the plutocracy.  The question is discussed by Michael Parenti in, as I remember, DIRTY TRUTHS.

Reid was in the House from 1982-87 and the Senate since. Nancy Pelosi was first elected in 1987. They keep getting re-elected for some reason. I’ve attended a couple of local TEA Parties and I’ve had discussions on term limits. When I ask the reasons for term limits the answer is Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. When I ask for the name of a Republican who needs to go, no one can give me one. When I point out that the local state senator and reps—both Republicans - have each served more than five terms and ask if they need to go I’m told no. The is they are doing a “good job.” They also get 60-70 percent of their campaign funding from out of their districts. Perhaps P Henry could name a few Republicans who need to go?

By bogi666, October 20 at 11:00 am #

Lobbyists should have to be licensed, regulated and have term limits as well.  There are too many and they should be pared down.

Lifelong politicians like Harry Reid have their own select lobbyists they can count on for patronage and I’m sure they get contracts in return.  By changing politicians often you also change the lobbyists too.

I’m sending them a check right away.

Maybe it’s time to start having “Green” TEA Parties.

PatrickHenry, I understand your frustrations,however term limits result in lobbyists being the most experienced and influential people involved with government. Term limits probably just encourage elected representatives to expedite their corruption with an eye to joining the lobbyists after their terms end.

Another example of why term limits should be enacted by state governments.