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About time!! This is a start. 5-2 in favor by the people most affected by the limits. It seems that too many people want to get into politics to eat from the long-term trough and there are plenty that want to feed them…for a favor or two or three. McConnel, Pelosi, Cook et al. get so entrenched in a world that is not real that they lose track of what they are supposed to do for us and end up focusing on themselves. And, the real crooked ones make a mess and feel like they stay forever. It happens at every level and I am glad so see these councilors recognize that and give Westfield a chance to start something for the good. More minds are better than fewer and term limits let new eyes see things that old eyes miss or forget.
Term limits should be enacted at all levels of state government to keep new ideas flowing.
No more than 8years for the vast majority — that being any position equal to or less than 4years (voted either every 4ys or 2yrs)
No more than 2 terms for those positions that are 6yrs in duration.
Across the nation we have WAY to many people who are allowed to stay and stagnate the government and do damn near nothing–or make it worse by actively keeping things from proceeding. It’s WAY beyond time to get change moving across the system…not just in Westfield.
While I support term limits in principle for all of the obvious reasons, I am always struck by the fact that voters who have the ultimate power to enforce term limits don’t vote in new people. Why do the same people get elected over and over again if the majority of people want change?
+1. Why not ask the Legislature to pass a law? They love to pass laws that apply to people other than themselves.
Everyone complains about incumbents but they always get re-elected by north of 90% of voters.
Move this on to all levels of political positions from local to state to federal. The lack of term limits is killing the common folk.
Next step: full/complete transparency of tax returns and net worth (both the politician, spouse and family members)!!
Again, voters can vote them out. Why don’t they? Andre Carson or Greg Pence could have all been sent home just a few weeks ago.
They both won by 36%. if you could tell me what either does for anyone, go ahead.
So Westfield has spend over $1M is legal costs over the Mayor and City Clerk both basically despising each other.
Now this new initiative is being called “likely illegal” but they appear to be moving ahead anyway. So makes out? Law firms. Who gets the short end AGAIN? Taxpayers.