The career politicians who run America's government have broken free of voter control. by gradually using the power of government to entrench themselves and hobble potential opponents, incumbents in Congress have created a system where their reelection, term after term, is a foregone conclusion. Congress no longer represents the American people; it rules them. This book explains how it happened, and how citizens can reclaim their government.
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"Eric O'Keefe's eloquent book makes it crystal clear that limiting the term of legislators is the only way to keep those we elect as our representatives from turning into our incumbent protected masters. We have tried other approaches to limiting the size and intrusiveness of government. All have failed." -- Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in Economics
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Eric O'Keefe crafted the plan that produced a term limits sweep across the country in 1992 and 1994, establishing term limits on legislatures in 18 states and a strong national movement to limit congressional terms. In this book he outlines a new strategy for Americans to take back Congress from the career politicians.
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Couldn't stop reading. I hadn't been a fan of term limits until I picked up Eric O'Keefe's mesmerizing book. He makes a very persuasive case that yes, indeed, there is a correlation between incumbency and abuse of power, as well as incumbency and declining electoral competition. Anybody who believes that the weight of the evidence is on the side of those who say "we already have term limits--they're called elections," should take the time to read this short but powerful book. If incumbents can rig the game, if democracy is an empty husk, what we have is not democracy. It's a shell game. Brilliant!
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O'Keefe does an excellent job outlining the need for term limits on elected officials. This book is a page turner. His discussion is backed up with hard truths which reveal details behind the change from citizen government to a protected political class. This is an eye-opening book.
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A gulf separates the rulers from the ruled in our country. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
legislative term limits, constituent service Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
House of Representatives, United States, Incumbent Party, Newt Gingrich, John Adams, New York, Cato's Letters, James Madison, United Nations New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Dependent on D.C.: The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans by Charlotte A. Twight in Back Matter
- Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders by Sen. Tom A. Coburn M.D. on page 180
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