October 26, 2001

The Benefits of Term Limits

To the Editor:

In her September 28 article, "As Term Limits Kick In, State Colleges Fear the Impact," Sara Hebel presents arguments for and against the adoption of term limits for state lawmakers. ... Three issues demonstrate that term limits are necessary and overdue. ...

First, lawmakers' term limits do not exacerbate fiscal constraints on state higher education. In fact, ... the trend of decreasing funding for higher education began well before the adoption of term limits

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