• phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    2 hours ago

    We have a great case study in how effective term limits are at achieving good governance: California. It’s just as @thatKamGuy said-- it empowers party bureaucracies, advisors and civil servants at the expense of elected legislators.

    California’s governance did improve, but largely due to structural reforms to the budgeting process pushed through when Jerry Brown was governor. Term limits are a band-aid that doesn’t even stick properly.