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YoYoMoMa t1_ivkabzf wrote

Reply to comment by VHT4ME in Fox attack on Baltimore? by AlwaysGrateful710

What makes you think an electorate that is so out of touch it will vote in "bad" people will improve by being forced to vote for new people?

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VHT4ME t1_ivkcvji wrote

Virginia's governor is termlimited to one 4 year term. This creates a sense of urgancy and forces action. If your satisfied with the status quo by all means vote against question K. Personally I think new people with new ideas could do alot of good for the city. Everything from roads, to crime, to education, to housing and development.

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YoYoMoMa t1_ivkdfg9 wrote

You cannot compare term limiting the executive and term limiting the legislature.

You know what creates urgency among politicians? The desire to get reelected.

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VHT4ME t1_ivkfmgj wrote

Politicians should concern themselves with providing effective leadership and sound policies not JUST thier reelection campaigns.

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YoYoMoMa t1_ivkfvp6 wrote

Well that is great and all but people perform when they are held to account not by you wishing they be better.

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_ivkil8w wrote

When someone doesn’t have to worry about getting re-elected more than just once, are they going to do what’s best for the people or what’s best to enrich themselves while in office?

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AdDue1062 t1_ivl9qqw wrote

No, that just creates holistically harmful policies that pander to a base at opportune times. Since everyone here seems to be part of that base, I'm not at all surprised at the state of the city.

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todareistobmore t1_ivl2kwx wrote

> Virginia's governor is termlimited to one 4 year term.

VA's also a state where their Republican governor wasn't chosen via an open primary, which allowed him to run as a moderate and govern like he's doing.

Even for all that's wrong with Hogan, we're so much better off with the system we have.

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