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Do term limits matter? Just ask Congress's quitters
Source: Reason
Country: United States

Term limits have died down a bit as a political issue, but interviews with members of Congress abiding by promises to serve only a set number of years suggest that short terms offer real benefits. (9/18/00)

Coming to terms with term limits
Source: Mackinac Center
Author: Lawrence W. Reed
State: MI, Country: United States

According to Reed, "It’s too soon to declare that voter-enacted term limits for state officials are a failure, as some political observers are claiming." (12/15/00)

Have term limits reached their limit?
Source: Heartland Institute
Author: Patrick Basham
Country: United States

Despite a recent New York Times front-page story highlighting the alleged troubles plaguing term limits, the good news is the bad news is wrong. At the state level, term limits are proving a far more positive influence than critics are willing to let on. (07/01)

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