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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Marlene Deverell-Van Meter
Columns | Miscellany
Unsafe at Any Age
The toys your children play with might make them one of the 19,000 dead or 40,000 crippled by playthings this year. (December 1973)
Letitia Goes to Town
Another Texan stuns the New York art and theater world. (July 1973)
Freeze a Little Today
How you gonna keep 'em away from your refrigerator after you've made your own? (June 1973)
