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The kind of term limits that I visualize could be anything from 5 years to 10 years total public service--no moving from one office to another more than once. This would eliminate all running for re-election and thus remove the conflict of interest.
Any office-holder worth his salt should be able to get what he wants from his staff without being at their mercy. Couple this with a campaign finance system which limits spending to an equal amount for every candidate, no private or corporate money allowed, and you remove most of the influence of big monied interests. Who, then, would want to run for office except those who wish to serve their country?
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