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Latest Answers http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/latest/305/%2A/%2A/%2A a view of answers sorted by date en Well, term limits was part of the ‘Contract With America’, we had a vote on the floor that would have made federal term limits to 12 years, 6 terms, because there was a court case out in California that indicated that the state referendums like in Ohio were unconstitutional. It failed and as a result we don’t have federal term limits. And now that I’ve been here for a little bit I see that my opinion, two opinions, I think term limits has ruined the state legislature in Ohio and given us a lot of bad government. And B- when you have members that have been here 30-40 years and you say well, okay, I’m going to be here 12, you put your district at competitive disadvantage because this place runs on seniority, the longer you’ve been here -and in terms of committee assignments- the more you can get done for your district and I can do probably 100 times more than I could in 1994. Maybe it shouldn’t be that way, but as long as, what you don’t want to do is unilaterally disarm. And I mean if we all term limits, that’s why I supported it, that’s why I voted for it- but for somebody in Ohio to say ‘well, I’m going to leave’, then the guys in Michigan are just going to take it all up. http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%2526lt%3Bp%2526gt%3Bwell%2C-term-limits-was-part-%2526amp%3Blsquo%3Bcontract-america%2526amp%3Brsquo%3B%2C-we-had-vote-floo http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%2526lt%3Bp%2526gt%3Bwell%2C-term-limits-was-part-%2526amp%3Blsquo%3Bcontract-america%2526amp%3Brsquo%3B%2C-we-had-vote-floo#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:41:30 -0500 Jodi Breisler 1505 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org Xie: If you were not in politics, what job would you want to have and why? LaTourette: I probably would like to teach law. I’ve practiced law. I’ve enforced law, and now I make law. I’d like to impart some of that knowledge to young folks who are thinking about becoming lawyers. Xie: What kind of satisfaction can you get from that? LaTourette: I think a lot. I think having quality people in the legal profession who know the rules and who respect the profession and who want it to be a good profession and a good way to make a living is important. If I can add to that, I’d love to do it. http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%2526lt%3Bp%2526gt%3B%2526lt%3Bi%2526gt%3B%2526lt%3Bb%2526gt%3Bxie%3A%2526lt%3B/b%2526gt%3B-if-you-were-not-politics%2C-what-job-would-you-want- Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:31:12 -0500 Yanmei Xie 1237 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org If someone does the environmentally conscious thing, parks the car in the garage and rides the bicycle to work. We should reward that behavior. http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/if-someone-does-environmentally-conscious-thing%2C-parks-car-garage-and-rides-bicycle-work.-we Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:43:50 -0600 952 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org “I think it is stupid. When I go to Cheesecake Factory and order a big slab of cheesecake, I know it is not good for me. But the reason I go to restaurants is to get stuff I can’t have at home or my wife won’t let me have it at home.” http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%E2%80%9Ci-think-it-stupid.-when-i-go-cheesecake-factory-and-order-big-slab-cheesecake%2C-i-know-it-no Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:14:46 -0600 Melinda 310 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org