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> Sometimes a renegade politician who earnestly has the interests of the common people gets voted into power, but the 'damage' such a renegade can do is regulated by term limits

Interesting to view the term limit, as a way to protect the wealthy from the public

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To be fair, term limits also protect the public from whatever tyrants they might accidentally vote into power. But this too has the effect of stabilizing the status quo, which benefits those who like the status quo the most (the wealthy.)

> term limits also protect the public from whatever tyrants they might accidentally vote into power

Yes, and "everyone" is aware about that, so that is not interesting :-)

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