Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/23/84; site ucbcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!faustus From: faustus@ucbcad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Re: economy Message-ID: <2729@ucbcad.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 02:54:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbcad.2729 Posted: Mon Oct 8 02:54:33 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Oct-84 19:56:31 EDT References: <855@ihuxe.UUCP>, <847@opus.UUCP>, <1014@pyuxa.UUCP>, <156@hocsf.UUCP> <1019@pyuxa.UUCP> Organization: UC Berkeley CAD Group, Berkeley, CA Lines: 9 I can think of a few reasons why limiting congressional terms might have bad effects -- first, it would prevent those people who actually have some talent at running the country from really getting work done, and second, if most of the people in congress weren't worrying about re-election, they would be even more irresponsible than they are now -- the one thing that keeps them in line is the fact that if they act too badly they won't get re-elected (and maybe in a few cases, a real desire to do things properly). Wayne