On 27 Oct 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > What problems are term limits supposed to solve, exactly?
They prevent the voters from re-electing someone that due to his entrenchment in the system, has more power than a freshman would have. Greedy and self serving voters vote for the incumbant not because is better for the larger comunity, but because he can use the power for the people that voted for them. This is especially prevelant in US politics. For example, it would be very difficult to beat Ted Kennedy in an election, as he has enough power from the committees he chairs and the votes he can trade with his other cronies that it would cost his state a lot of money if he were replaced by someone else. Hopefully the members of the Debian board is not motivated by self serving reasons, and are smarter that the typical American. Mark -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
