Maryland Delegate Michael Hough says he wants his fellow state lawmakers to limit their own terms so part-time legislators don't turn into career politicians.
When the Maryland General Assembly convenes in January, Hough will push to bar state lawmakers from serving more than three terms in the Senate and three in the House of Delegates. Capping length of service would shake up the "ruling class" that now controls the legislative process in Annapolis, he believes.
"They've got a machine down there, and they wield a lot of power," said Hough, R-District 3B.
Hough said his belief in term limits developed after seeing how the state Legislature operates. He noted that Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., a Democrat, has led his chamber for decades and said the seven House committee chairs have held office for a combined total of about 180 years.
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4 comments:
There are term limits already in place in case you were to stupid to realize it. It's called elections. If the people didn't want these elected officials in office they would vote for someone else. They are serving because they were voted in by the will of the people. Only a moron would support his kind of term limits.
5:26 is it moronic to have presidential term limits? How are these similar government positions not held to the same standard?
Most of them don't deserve to serve in the first place ... they are morons; dumbocrats. Voted in by the will of morons.
They should all be day-to-day. Make them accountable for ALL actions.
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