Thursday, April 7, 2016

Should Texas have term limits for Governor?

Term limits date back to the American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution. With most states having already adopted term limits for governor, Texas is one of the states that has not limited the governors' term limit. With that being said, Rick Perry served as governor of Texas for 14 years, which is a record held among Texas Governors. I believe Rick Perry was governor for too long and that there, indeed, needs to be term limits. He may have done an "alright" job while in office, and he may have been liked by many voting citizens, but there has to be a limit. Not only will it create opportunities for someone new to come in, but it will open the door for new changes to be made that Texas may need. No person should control state office for that long. The governor has too much power to be controlled by one person for multiple years, and there should be an amendment that adopts a term-limit for being the governor of Texas. I am sure I am not the only one who thinks this, nor will I be the last. We citizens need to care more about our great state of Texas, and not let politicians take control of our state and turn it into their own playground where they make the rules.

1 comment:

  1. Definitely, I agree 100% that there should be term limits. But NO to going back to prior laws on Texas Governor term limits like in the past; changing between 2 to 4 to 2 and back to 4 years a term again, no more flip flopping. I think 2-year term is too short, and 4-year term is just right. As for the term limits, I think there should be only between 2 to 3 consecutive 4-year terms, a total of 12 years and not a day more. (Leap year occur every four years, so those 2 to 3 extra days are exceptional). I think if former Governor Rick Perry had not campaign for the U.S. Presidency, he could have stayed as Texas Governor as long as he'd like. We should give those who wish to run for governor more chances. When the State is forced to find a new Governor, it allows the newly elected governor, to introduce, appoint and implement new plans, talents and ideas into the executive branch as well as in Texas.

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