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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The BOE is saying...

On June 1, the MCEA Representative Assembly voted to recommend the following candidates for Board of Education in Montgomery County’s general election on November 8:

District 2 – Rebecca Smondrowski
 District 4 – Shebra Evans
 At-Large – Phil Kauffman

[b]VOTE NO ON PROPOSAL B[/b]

What Proposal B says

Proposal B would limit all present and future County Council Members and County Executives to 3 terms. Anyone who filled a vacancy mid-term would be treated as having served a full term.

Motives behind Proposal B

Last year Montgomery County Council, for the first time in 9 years, unanimously voted to increase property taxes, resulting in $40 million more for our children and schools.  Opponents of public school funding are fighting back this year with Proposal B.

The Truth about Term Limits
?We have the power of term limits already: it’s called a vote! Creating term limits is saying that you, as a voter, don’t have the right to make your own decisions regarding whom you elect.
?Term limits do not increase the number of women and minorities elected to office. Elsewhere, more women and minorities were term-limited out of seats than were elected in. * 
?Term Limits increase taxing and spending. Constant turnover creates a short-term fiscal view, leading to poor budgetary decisions. *
?Term limits do not decrease the numbers of career politicians. Studies have shown that 80% of term limited officials end up back in public office.

*please see: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/crc/Resources/Files/termlimits20160810.pdf
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You say that this is the Board of Education, but in fact as the post makes clear it is the MCEA. The BOE does not endorse other candidates for board positions, nor does it generally weigh in on political matters before voters. Particularly those that are not directly related to education.

Can you provide a link to an actual BOE press release that states that the BOE is against term limits?[/quote]

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