A Congressman’s Lot Why Stop at Term Limits

THE worldwide triumph of democracy has been breathtakingly swift and thorough. We now confidently wait for the last few beleaguered outposts of one-party rule to run up the white flag and announce their dates for open parliamentary elections.

Yet, even as democracy is on the point of subjugating the entire planet, there are many indications of a profound alienation from actually existing democracy, especially in those countries which have long endured it. The more politicians fawn on the voters, the more the voters feel that politicians are unrepresentative, out of touch, and inaccessible. The termlimits movement is one response to this deep-seated frustration.

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THE worldwide triumph of democracy has been breathtakingly swift and thorough. We now confidently wait for the last few beleaguered outposts of one-party rule to run up the white flag and announce their dates for open parliamentary elections.

Yet, even as democracy is on the point of subjugating the entire planet, there are many indications of a profound alienation from actually existing democracy, especially in those countries which have long endured it. The more politicians fawn on the voters, the more the voters feel that politicians are unrepresentative, out of touch, and inaccessible. The termlimits movement is one response to this deep-seated frustration.