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Should Politicians Keep Doing the Term Limit Tango?
California enacted term limits in 1990 to limit the power of incumbency and encourage "citizen legislators" to replace "career politicians." A new report says it's worked in reverse....
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenCalifornia enacted term limits in 1990 to limit the power of incumbency and encourage "citizen legislators" to replace "career politicians." A new report says it's worked in reverse. The careers of professional politicians are longer than ever because they just skip from elected job to another. Is it time to reform the reform? We hear the pros and cons. Also, Anna Deavere Smith is back in town with a one-woman performance, channeling 20 people she's interviewed all over the world. We'll hear what she's found out about human health and the importance of love. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Rupert Murdoch on the witness stand.
Banner image of the room of the California State Assembly. Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux
In this episode
3 storiesTerm Limits and Musical Chairs
Term limits were enacted in 1990 to rid California of so-called "career politicians" and replace them with "citizen legislators," who would serve relatively briefly in elected positions and then return to their former lives in the private sector.
Read the story17 minAnna Deavere Smith Brings Her New Play to Santa Monica
Anna Deavere Smith took this town by storm with Twilight: Los Angeles , after the 1992 riots, interviewing characters, including public figures and private citizens, and then personifying them word-for-word in a one-woman stage performance.
Read the story10 minRupert Murdoch on the Witness Stand
Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, answered questions from members of Parliament today for almost three hours. Rupert Murdoch apologized, denied previous knowledge and blamed subordinates for the cell phone-hacking and bribery scandal rocking Britain's political elite.
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