Originally Posted by
bhatnasx
I voted against this already...I think our members are competent enough to vote for those they think do a good job and those folks should be allowed to serve as the members choose them.
Here's why that doesn't work: it prevents new people who might do a better job from getting a shot at the position. I've seen this happen first hand in another organization. A lack of term limits also eventually leads to stagnation and lack of new ideas. Having term limits forces the incumbents to help discover new people to learn the ropes so they can be good at the job if they're elected.
Term limits and the turnover they force are good things. Now, if we could just get D.C. to realize this...