With all the controversy about campaign signs, we haven’t given much time for a discussion of the term limits ordinance that will be on the ballot. It’s called X.
The politicians put forth a bogus plan that makes it look like we have term limits, but in fact, when you do the math, it turns out that a politician could serve 24 of the next 26 years. That’s no one’s idea of term limits.
The politicians propose allowing a Council member to serve 12 years, take 2 years off, and then serve another 12 years. That’s 24 of the next 26 years and that’s not what people mean when they say “term limits”. Most cities have limits of 2 terms (8 years) or at most 3 terms (12 years).
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We don’t want career politicians. Real term limits ensure citizen participation.
Every year a Council member stays in office, they learn more ways to abuse the system. As time goes on, they coerce more and more money from businesses and people seeking favors from the Council and this money goes into their campaign coffers and helps them win the next election. They learn how to pad their expense account and charge the City for their personal expenses. Pretty soon they have been there for 20 years and begin to think of themselves as Kings and Queens.
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The best way to stop the corruption and insure that new ideas can survive is to force them out after 8 or at most 12 years.
Vote NO on this measure. Show the Council you are not stupid or naïve. Force them to bring us a term limits measure that really limits the terms.
Look for Measure X. It’s the last measure on page 3 of the ballot.
