Political Quotes

“one of the great benefits of term limits is to bring into this body a group of people who have a broader wealth of practical experience. By that turnover, I think what we will find is that we have become better legislators. There are a few subjects, no matter the most liberal Democrat or conservative Republican who, if they sit down and get their facts right, cannot come to agreement on. Yes, there are differences; yes, there is a different philosophy. But generally when men and women have the same basis of facts, they are able to come to a similar logical conclusion. I believe one of the great advantages of term limits is it will give our Members broader background, a greater basis of personal facts and, as a consequence, they will be able to work better together. I think you are going to find them able to do a much better job. There is no society in the history of mankind that has ever produced 65,000 pages of new regulations every year, not Hammurabi, not Napoleon with his code, nobody ever came close. If we think we can continue to be effective and competitive in a world market when we have committed to tying ourselves in redtape and regulations, we are dreaming. That is not going to change until we have legislators who have had real-life experiences. That is one reason I think term limits will be a great blessing for this Nation.”