On 07/13/2018 06:54 PM, Tim Peters wrote:
So: term limits! Say, 12 years. If there are 3 Elders, replace one
every 12/3 = 4 years. At the start we can use the `secrets` module to
pick which Elders get the first 4, 8, and 12-year terms ;-)
Fresh blood is a good thing in all areas.
Can I get you to clarify what you mean by "term limits"? Do you solely
mean "Elders would not be appointed for life, but rather would need to
be re-elected every N years"? Or do you additionally mean "No Elder can
serve more than N terms in their lifetime?" As an admittedly-feeble
attempt at disambiguation, I'd call the former "limited terms" and the
latter "term limits". (I would welcome better terms ;-)
I'm most familiar with the term "term limits" from American politics,
where it definitely means the latter: a person can only serve N times,
and are simply ineligible to serve in that same role an N+1th time. As
an example, after FDR was elected President four times (!), the American
Congress passed the 22nd Amendment which limits any particular person to
no more than two terms as President.
Using my terminology above, at the moment I'm open-minded about whether
or not the Council members should have "limited terms". But I'm less
upbeat about "term limits". Personally I've always found this concept
of "term limits" a bit silly--the electorate could simply decline to
re-elect the incumbent. The fact that Americans re-elect the incumbent
so frequently, and /also/ vote for term limits, seems to distill down to
the attitude "Throw the bums out!... except for /my/ guy, he's good."
//arry/
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