{"id":24777,"date":"2014-09-16T11:39:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=24777"},"modified":"2014-09-16T11:55:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:55:08","slug":"brigantine-voters-consider-term-limits-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantine-voters-consider-term-limits-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigantine Voters Consider Term Limits for Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"encrypted-content\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-24778\" src=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/diapers-term-limits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/diapers-term-limits.jpg 453w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/diapers-term-limits-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/diapers-term-limits-20x14.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Brigantine&#8217;s Phil Guenther suggests there are upsides to handling Mayor duties for unlimited years.\u00a0&#8220;One of the benefits of being in office is I feel very comfortable\u00a0working with elected officials&#8221; Guenther told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/eedition\/news\/mayors-for-life\/article_7637956f-ad1b-5237-b3d9-b6081c873978.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Press of Atlantic City<\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;You do develop a lot of those relationships over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The 22-year Mayor of Brigantine is shooting for 26 this November.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Are Brigantine voters comfortable with having one person in that powerful position for a quarter century? Are the 70% of taxpayers that consider themselves part-time residents&#8230;. OK with that kind of un-opposed longevity?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\">\n<p><strong>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National League of Cities<\/a>, term limits can reduce potential abuses of power by incumbents who stay too long in office.\u00a0<\/strong>Limits may also encourage political participation by newcomers.\u00a0Those that want no limits say the election process itself already\u00a0serves as the antidote for\u00a0long-serving\u00a0mayors who are no longer responsive to citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of cities that impose term limits: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>55 percent limit the mayor to two terms<\/li>\n<li>30 percent\u00a0set the maximum to three terms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Term limits may also be seen as an infringement on the democratic process, as citizens are restricted from selecting a candidate they may see as the most qualified for the position. 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