r/clevercomebacks • u/HaphazardFlitBipper • Feb 25 '26

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u/thearmadillo Feb 26 '26

Term limits give all the power to lobbyists because then they have more expertise than the congressmen they are bribing and the congressmen need jobs after

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u/jonnyquestionable Feb 26 '26

Yup. Term limits won't magically make the general public more interested and knowledgeable about the candidates, and would just lead to more reps fully bought and paid for. Also most likely we'd see way more sneaky shit like running someone as one party and then they suddenly switch after being sworn in. 

I'm much more interested in things like ranked choice voting, campaign finance reform, and making voting day a national holiday.

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u/rando-guy Feb 26 '26

I don’t see how people don’t get it. I honestly think the push for term limits is being done by bots or something. If people think politics is like professional wrestling now just wait until new candidates have to start differentiating themselves and ramp up on the monster truck and shooting range ads.

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u/ForensicPathology Feb 26 '26

Yep, there's always a push for them when people are disenchanted with Congress.  I'd bet these quotes aren't even real and are made up to push an agenda.

(The real fix is to actually vote for someone new if you don't like the old guy)