Voices.(Fixing The System--California Finally Takes Stock) From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: September 15, 2003| Author: Fine, Howard | COPYRIGHT 2003 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

PHIL ISENBERG Former Democratic State Assemblyman

"I'M an opponent of term limits. Proponents have the foolish belief that if you rotate politicians rapidly, that will fix things. Of course, it hasn't.

"But term limits aren't entirely to blame for the condition the Legislature is in. What they have given us is a Legislature that is a reflection of the California public today. And at the core of the problem is this fundamental paradox that has shown up in poll...

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