Giving up on Democracy : Why Term Limits Are Bad for America Book

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
1	Oklahoma - Where Term Limits Came Sweeping Down the Plains	3
2	Mandatory Rotation: The History of a Bad Idea	9
3	Populism or Elitism?	17
4	The Myth of Cincinnatus	23
5	California - The End of the Road	31
6	Laboratories of Chaos	41
7	Are Elections Necessary?	49
8	The Elections of '92 and '94	59
9	Deforming Congress	67
10	The Learning Curve	77
11	The Permanent Government	85
12	Musical Chairs and Revolving Doors	93
13	The Rich, the Old, and the Bought	101
14	Great Careers	107
15	Term Limits and the President	119
16	Heads of States	127
17	The Constitutional Case Against Term Limits	133
18	U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton	145
19	Amendment Dementia	157
20	The Battle for Washington State	165
21	The Money Behind the Movement	175
22	Term Limits as a Path to Power	185
23	Dissension in the Ranks	193
24	Modern Day Snake Oil	203
25	Polls and the Polis	207
26	Short-Circuiting Democracy: Tyranny by Initiative	217
27	Anti-Politics	225
28	Reform, Not Limits	235
29	Toward a New Civitas	245
	Appendix: A Guide for Grassroots Activists	253
	Notes	259
	Index	267