Michigan went to term limits for state legislators in the 1990s. Bad idea. The permanent bureaucracy had the institutional knowledge, hence the power; lawmakers have been a revolving door of mostly youngish-to-middle-aged faces who have to leave by the time they learn where the bathrooms are.

March 30, 2026 - 22:35 UTC

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*permanent bureaucracy and, more importantly, the lobbyists
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I see this a lot with our regional agencies in California. They're supposedly overseen by a board of elected official from the cities and counties they cover, but how many are going to take the time to get to know these agencies when they're still learning how their primary office works?
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