Assemblyman Karim Camara (D-Crown Heights) introduced legislation to enact term limits on the State Assembly, State Senate, and all statewide elected offices yesterday. The cap of twelve years is meant to allow officials enough time to accomplish the goals that drew them to the position without losing touch with the concerns of their constituents or becoming overly entrenched in the status quo.
“The people across the state are overwhelmingly for term limits. Our state government has been called inefficient, unfair, stagnant and broken. This is one of the most effective reforms that we can enact to ensure a government that serves the people effectively and one that focuses on the practical concerns of everyday people,” said Camara.
To reduce the amount of time legislators need to spend fund-raising, the legislation would also extend terms for Assembly members to four years. “We have to make sure we make decisions based on what’s best for our district,” Camara said. “Not based on what is politically expedient.”
Assemblyman Camara discussed term limits during his first election in 2005, but says that after a year of studying the issue and observing the structure and culture of our current system, he believes now more than ever that it is a crucial step necessary to give the public reason to trust their government.
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