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Topic	The argument against the 22nd amendment?!?
Cherrys2000 10/22/17 7:02:18 PM #22:	ElatedVenusaur posted... Term-limits are inherently anti-democratic, as they artificially restrict who the voters are allowed to vote for. And they do so on a completely arbitrary basis. Moreover, with how American politics work now, term-limits would simply serve to worsen partisanship and increase the influence of dark money and special interests. We are a republic first, a democracy second. There are a lot of anti-democratic things we do that have saved our lives and our society. <cite>Cherrys2000 posted [p:888934642] in The argume... [t:75908152]...</cite> <quote><cite>ElatedVenusaur posted...</cite> <quote>Term-limits are inherently anti-democratic, as they artificially restrict who the voters are allowed to vote for. And they do so on a completely arbitrary basis. Moreover, with how American politics work now, term-limits would simply serve to worsen partisanship and increase the influence of dark money and special interests.</quote> We are a republic first, a democracy second. There are a lot of anti-democratic things we do that have saved our lives and our society.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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