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In some states lawmakers and governors are bound by term limits, just like the President of the United States may only serve two terms. Texas; however, has no such term limits. Would you like to see Texas lawmakers have term limits to restrict how long they serve in Austin? Why or why not?

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Term limits on political office are discussed as far as the positives and negatives of having term limits.

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This is an issue that affects other states as well such as the State of Illinois and the city of Chicago as the mayor has no limit on his term and many other cities face the same issue. the problem with having a leader who has no limit is that if people get used to one thing, change is harder to ...

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