To the contrary, a time limit is one of many changes that should be made in the independent counsel law.
Independent counsels are the most powerful of all prosecutors.
An independent counsel is not limited by the demands of other cases. His investigation can cover almost anyone he chooses. His budget is practically limitless. He has a built-in conflict of interest because he loses his job and the trappings of power it confers as soon as he determines that the subject of his investigation is innocent. Most significantly, he has no superiors and suffers no punishment if he bungles his assignment.