Targeting legislative leaders
From The Chicago Tribune (Editorial)
While we’re waiting for the courts to decide whether the people of Illinois will get to vote on a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of state lawmakers, let’s ponder a related question:
What if we just term-limited Mike Madigan?
A more circumspect version of that question has appeared on the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s statewide voter poll in three of the last five years.
Would you favor or oppose a proposal to limit how long legislators could serve in leadership positions — such as Speaker of the House or President of the Senate — before they stepped down to let other legislators lead?
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