In 1998, candidate Bob Taft told Ohioans he wanted to give them the right to sue their health insurance companies in disputes over coverage.
Governors having the upper hand is just one outcome some predict for term limits.
Others predict lobbyists and special interest groups also will be more powerful. You need the kind of experience as a lawmaker that only time will give you. No one has a crystal ball to validate predictions such as Finan's and Nelson's, but experience in other states may shed some light on how term limits could affect state government here. The lack of experience and knowledge of complicated issues does put lawmakers at a disadvantage, said Elizabeth Mitchell, who was Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1997-1998. You can go to all the orientation classes you want.