I thought he was dead....... John Timmer back talking about term limits to the Constitutional Revision Commission

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This was kind of an "Abe Vigoda" moment in South Dakota politics. Just like the Hollywood actor that many thought had passed away, but remained alive, just not very active; former congressional candidate John Timmer appeared before the constitutional revision commission to argue against removing term limits in this AP article appearing in the Rapid City Journal.
The man who led the charge to impose term limits on state lawmakers and other state elected officials says that despite rumors, he still believes those limits are worthwhile.

John Timmer of Sioux Falls appeared before a special state commission this past week to argue against any effort to repeal term limits. Timmer, a former lawmaker, led the campaign that passed a 1992 state constitutional amendment imposing term limits on legislators and other officials.

Timmer said there have been rumors that he now opposes term limits. Those rumors are false, he said.

"I still strongly believe in term limits," Timmer told the Constitutional Revision Commission, which is looking at proposed changes in provisions and laws that deal with the legislature.

The commission has discussed possible changes in legislative term limits, but no recommendation will be made until after a public hearing in Sioux Falls in late November.
Read the whole article here. And scratch your head and wonder where he had gotten off to. John Timmer has remained one of the lowest profile congressional challengers of recent history, but it is a natural for him to appear on this topic - one that may have earned him some emnity from his colleagues, but did propel him into statewide focus.

Comments

Anonymous said…
What term limits? They simply bounce back and forth from House to Senate and back again. Should be maybe three terms instead of two and then they have to sit out from either the House or Senate for one or two terms before they can run again. That would be true term limits.
7:09 AM
Anonymous said…
Term limits or not, Gordon Pederson will keep coming back until he's 100.
8:24 AM
Anonymous said…
Term limits are doing what they were intended to do. The limits have allowed for more competitive and responsive government. P.S. Gordon will be term limited out in 2008.
10:16 AM
Anonymous said…
No, John is not dead, however he has just about killed the SD legisalture with his crackpot idea.
2:06 PM
Anonymous said…
As a former legislator, I still think they are a good idea. PS, I think Gordon IS 100!
12:32 AM
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