Do term limits work?

By David M. Drucker

Published November 21, 2016 11:36am ET

Do term limits work? — California legislators tend to lack the institutional knowledge of governing in Sacramento to outmaneuver interests groups whose lobbyists have been honing their skills, often for decades. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

Term-limiting the Congress would empower lobbyists and cede influence to the executive branch, opponents say.

That has been the experience in California, say many involved in the governing process in Sacramento since the state term-limited its legislature in 1990.

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