The House proposed using only 10 percent. The compromise ought to hit the higher figure. Term limits Longtime lawmakers still are trying to figure out how to extend their stay in Jefferson City. A Senate bill moving through the House would limit House or Senate members to 12-year terms, but allow legislators to move back and forth between houses. Or, they could sit out one term and run again.
Term limits are a bad idea.
But voters approved them, knowing what they were doing. Legislators ought to stop trying to end run the voters. The Springfield News-Leader, a Gannett company. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service .