Term Limit Support "Overwhelming"
- A new poll released by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute shows there's very little opposition to term limits in Illinois.
In fact, 61 percent of those polled strongly favor term limits for legislators, while only 17 percent either somewhat oppose or strongly oppose them.
"Regardless of your position on term limits, it's clear the idea has support," said David Yepson, director of the institute. "If organizers are able to get the measure on the ballot — and it's not clear the courts will allow that — it should be easy for them to win approval."
But for some odd reason, you'll never see this question on a ballot. It will literally take an Act of God.
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
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The owners of this state will never let it on the ballot. God forbid we ever have democracy in the state of Illinois.
How about dynasty limits too.
No more than one Dayley, Madigan, Simon, Bush, or Clinton's for 100 years after the first.
How about this. ..
legislators have to abide by the laws they create. ....no more exemptions.
That includes insider trading !
FOP needs them
Term limits? Hell, no politician in Illinois should get a pension, but return to private life and the job? he/she held before attaining office.
Politicians should not be deprived of their honey pot and means of making wealth.
If they cannot serve but a few limited terms, how will they support their families and mistresses?
We won't see Term Limits on the ballot cause it takes 750,000 signatures to make that happen. What legislative idiot introduced that into law? And who were the free-key politicians that passed it? What a crime set up by political criminals....and where did that pension money go anyway? Lets get real!!!
If terms were limited to two terms we wouldn't have 80% of the corruption we have today.
Term limits or not it won't matter here in this state County city. Cook County voters are misinformed and ignorant anyway. Won't make a difference.
"For those who want the government to take care of you... better take a look at the American Indians..."
I thought I heard during the debates for Governor that in order to change the terms for elected officials in Illinois, it would require a constitutional convention?
No, no. We can't have term limits. Very bad.
Term limits would end Mike Madigan's de facto governorship of Illinois and that would be a disaster.
Bruce Rauner supports term limits and that makes him a very bad man.
Once again:
Madigan/status quo = GOOD
Rauner/term limits = BAD, BAD, BAD
You don't really want it.
The big time money guys will just pick a new stooge every 8 years and the people will elect him.
Without term limits, there is at least the chance of accountability.
The vast majority may agree now, but when told not to vote for it, most of the Democratic voters will roll right over.
Politicians are the new nobility. They must be protected.
So with term limits you get a pension after just "one" term in office? Sounds like a good deal for some.
Term limits would mean the death of the (D) party. They're all political animals, a majority of which have never held real jobs, except those handed to them by their political cronies.
The problem with IL GOP'ers is that they are essentially cut from the same cloth.
How about no term limits, just put them in prison. They can get life :)
Term Limits? NO, they should have to serve the maximum
Esp for mayor
Oh and no insider trading either!
Why we won't see term limits here
in Illinois, a government of the
politicians, by the politicians,
and for the politicians,the self-serving owners of the State of Illinois, that's right, the owners.
That's how they get away with the
evil that they do and are never
called to account. And the ones that
got caught either got greedy or
refused to "cooperate" with the rest.
Whether you're for it or not, it is a backhanded promotion for Rauner. Let's hope people don't connect their feelings for term limits with this guy and vote for him. Besides offering that, he offers zero more.
If you don't like what these individuals are doing, then vote the bums out of office.
Back only those Candidates who actually have made, or are making a big effort to establish Term Limits...
The Pols' in this state and everyother and nationally lookout for each other before they give a dam about us
1:56.....
You'll have 80% more corruption, corruption on steroids to benefit guys like Rahm, Rauner, Ken Griffin, etc.....
Politicians will be only accountable to their corporate sponsor.
Mulroe Voted Yea on SB 1922.
Northwest Side......
Vote him OUT.
Term limits means they'll have to steal faster and change office more often. Other than that, business as usual.
I thought I heard during the debates for Governor that in order to change the terms for elected officials in Illinois, it would require a constitutional convention?
4/09/2014 04:26:00 AM
That's interesting. We should be on guard for such changes being rolled up with changes to the constitution regarding pensions. Could pass that way...
"So with term limits you get a pension after just "one" term in office? Sounds like a good deal for some."
No! The state politician pension program would have to be "reformed" (i.e. CUT), too.
If you have no viability in the private sector, and want to be a "career politician" fine.
You'll pay into one pension plan and make some percentage of your highest salary when you retire.
You just can't keep the same elected position for more than two terms. Better yet, let them pay into Social Security; were term limits to go national, you can bet that Social Security going bankrupt would NEVER happen. (As an aside, why is it they say Social Security will go bankrupt, but you never hear them say that Welfare (Link, whatever) is going bankrupt? But I digress...).
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/county-board-pay-referendum-easily-passes-b99236910z1-253485391.html
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