What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot

Working Paper N° 54

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Elhauge, Einer
Formato: Documento de trabajo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella 2024
Materias:
Sistema electoral
Electoral System
Democracia
Democracy
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.utdt.edu/handle/20.500.13098/12983
Aporte de:
Repositorio Digital Universidad Torcuato Di Tella de Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
id I57-R163-20.500.13098-12983
record_format dspace
spelling I57-R163-20.500.13098-129832025-06-13T18:59:20Z What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot Elhauge, Einer Sistema electoral Electoral System Democracia Democracy Working Paper N° 54 We already have term limits on legislators; they're called elections. So why don't we just throw the bums out?" Instead, voters simultaneously cast their ballots for senior incumbents and for term limits. They do so for two primary reasons: seniority clout and barriers to entry. No district wants to unilaterally cede the power it has, and there may be no viable alternative on the ballot. All districts have to collectively agree to tum out their senior incumbents to solve the collective problem of unrepresentative legislators. Term limits further important values of democratic equality and freedom. Legislative term limits reduce inequalities in legislative power across districts and over time. More important, term limits (on incumbents in general) make democratic choice far freer. Term limits solve a collective action problem and lessen the seniority penalty that makes it difficult for districts to oust ideologically unsatisfactory incumbents. And term limits reduce barriers to entry that discourage challengers and thus limit ballot options. Any furthering of those values furthers core democratic objectives. Term limits are particularly vital at a time when 99 percent of congressional incumbents who have spent more than six years in office are reelected. The arguments against term limits, while not illogical, tum out to be so weak in fact or mixed in theory that none can rebut the strong argument that term limits will enhance the ability of electorates to have their views represented by their elected officials. Este Documento forma parte de la serie Working Papers (ISSN 0327-9588), publicada por la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella entre 1993 y 2001 Universidad Torcuato Di Tella 2024-08-23T17:36:03Z 2024-08-23T17:36:03Z 1999-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper https://repositorio.utdt.edu/handle/20.500.13098/12983 eng Working Papers (ISSN: 0327-9588) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ar/ 36 p. application/pdf application/pdf
institution Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
institution_str I-57
repository_str R-163
collection Repositorio Digital Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
language Inglés
orig_language_str_mv eng
topic Sistema electoral
Electoral System
Democracia
Democracy
spellingShingle Sistema electoral
Electoral System
Democracia
Democracy
Elhauge, Einer
What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
topic_facet Sistema electoral
Electoral System
Democracia
Democracy
description Working Paper N° 54
format Documento de trabajo
author Elhauge, Einer
author_facet Elhauge, Einer
author_sort Elhauge, Einer
title What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
title_short What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
title_full What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
title_fullStr What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
title_full_unstemmed What term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
title_sort what term limits do that ordinary voting cannot
publisher Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
publishDate 2024
url https://repositorio.utdt.edu/handle/20.500.13098/12983
work_keys_str_mv AT elhaugeeiner whattermlimitsdothatordinaryvotingcannot
_version_ 1842217737111207936

Ejemplares similares