Posts Tagged ‘term limits’
Ballot issue 302: Raising Barriers to Democracy
In this time of disaffection with government and the political process, populist ideas and candidates like Donald Trump are getting traction with promises of making broken things great again with illusory solutions. Issue 302 fits that mold. [...]
Is City of Boulder Ballot Issue 302 Necessary? Would It Cause More Harm Than Good?
At a debate on October 7, 2016 sponsored by PLAN-Boulder County about the merits of Ballot Issue 302—which would limit the number of terms that a Boulder City Council member could serve, proponent Andy Schultheiss contended that it would tend to [...]
Boulder Term Limits: There’s no need, so what’s the point?
Let’s cut to the chase. Vote “no” on the Open Boulder initiative to impose term limits on Boulder City Council members if it makes the ballot. Better yet, keep it off the ballot by declining to sign the petition. There is no statistical need [...]
