One common lament of voters this election cycle—especially Republican voters—is that Congressmen are not subject to term limits. Many candidates for president, in fact, have made congressional term limits a part of their campaign promises.
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The Case Against Term Limits
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Unions Fail to Take Back Wisconsin State Senate
There were weeks of build up. People were calling it a referendum on Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. They were calling it a referendum on Republicans. A referendum on the Tea Party. People said that the Republicans in Wisconsin had gone too far in passing collective bargaining legislation. And then, after Tuesday, all was silent.
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Illinois’ Redistricting Bloodbath
The redistricting process is well underway around the country, and whether you like it or not, this process affects who will represent you in state legislatures, and in Congress. Most people think that it’s their votes that send a person to Congress, but that’s where they’d be wrong. Individuals’ votes only account for perhaps 40% in the decision of who goes to Congress.
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Thanks for nothing, Chicago
Dear people of the City of Chicago: thanks for nothing. I do not thank you for re-electing Democrats to the state legislature; I do not thank you for re-electing a Democrat to the governor’s mansion. I thank you for nothing.
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Redistricting: A Political Junkie’s Fantasy
Today is a big day for political junkies, because today the U.S. Census Bureau released its re-apportionment data for the 2010 census (and, if you’re like me, you were salivating all the way to 11 AM EST clicking the refresh button until the new data appeared). This re-apportionment will greatly affect the 2012 elections.
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