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Ned Wilcox @nedwilcox.bsky.social

I agree with all except term limits. We have term limits – they are called elections. The problem is that we have a boatload of people in this country who are so patheticly stupid that they voted for a soulless, criminal lunatic – twice.

aug 27, 2025, 3:00 pm • 5 0

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Craig Sicknick @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social

The existing "term limits" failed. The founders never envisioned lifetime politicians and term limits are needed for all positions including SCOTUS.

aug 27, 2025, 3:23 pm • 8 1 • view
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Ned Wilcox @nedwilcox.bsky.social

Obama was term limited. Would Trump have won if Obama had been allowed to run for a third term?

aug 27, 2025, 4:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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Arleta James @arletajames.bsky.social

It's not the presidency. It's Congress. We need term limits because folks are discouraged to run against incumbents. So, we get stuck voting for the same people over and over.

aug 27, 2025, 3:56 pm • 4 0 • view
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Craig Sicknick @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social

The President is theoretically term limited. Let's see what Trump does with it. All elected or appointed positions need term limits. The length can be debated but not the intent. SCOTUS is a perfect example. Why should they serve for life? Maybe 20 years max should do the trick.

aug 27, 2025, 4:03 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ned Wilcox @nedwilcox.bsky.social

I'm against all term limits, including for SCOTUS. Lifetime appointments, however? Absolutely not. I would give justices, say, 10-year terms. If the president in office at the time their term ends wants to reappoint them, they should be able to. 

aug 27, 2025, 4:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Ned Wilcox @nedwilcox.bsky.social

I guess. But if you get somebody good, say Bernie Sanders – before he got this old of course – you may hope they could stay. And the inordinate power of incumbency is mainly tied to fundraising. We need to get money out of politics, to the extent possible. Even John McCain understood that.

aug 27, 2025, 4:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dan Jago @dj1au.bsky.social

No but gerrymandering keeps them elected and that has to go.

aug 28, 2025, 3:55 am • 1 0 • view
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Ned Wilcox @nedwilcox.bsky.social

Oh hell yes. 

aug 28, 2025, 4:10 am • 1 0 • view