This post resulted in an interested discussion on Twitter:

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   RepGordon @MattBrouillette Not following??? What prevents exiting term-limited Reps from doing "the wrong thing". Raising taxes, bloating gov., etc?? 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   RepGrove @RepGordon interesting to see voting trends for member's last yr compared to entire career - bad votes/big pork happen alot during last term 29 Dec 2009 from web in reply to RepGordon
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   NathanBenefield @RepGordon Legislators do "the wrong thing" now largely when pressured, bribed, cajoled by leaders. Acting ON Principles better, regardless 29 Dec 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to RepGordon
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   RepGordon @NathanBenefield Oh friend, I've observed many "good conservatives" vote a liberal agenda once freed from re-elective politics. Research! 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   RepGordon @RepGrove I've watched many departing GOPers veer left. The term-limits causes conservatism idea is a logical fallacy. 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   RepGordon @ethand Such pressure keeps them in line with their constituents-which may push them in either to the left or the right. Limits in Philly? 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   RepGordon @ethand As one of the longer-serving GOPers-6 yrs, we sit on the edge of executive branch running roughshod over all. So yer a Rendellite! 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   NathanBenefield @RepGordon You mean like slacker mandates, Growing Greener, Perzel for Speaker, alternative energy mandates? 29 Dec 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to RepGordon
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   NathanBenefield @RepGordon @RepGrove Name names - who "veered left"/supported pork only because they were leaving office? #termlimits 29 Dec 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to RepGordon
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    RepGordon @NathanBenefield Far to the left of those centrist votes.. Respectfully, re-elective pressure can B a good thing...in some districts. 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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    ethand @RepGordon re-elective pressure has worked well for Murtha :) 29 Dec 2009 from web in reply to RepGordon
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    RepGordon @NathanBenefield Interesting that you left out the biggie votes: Pay Raise and Pension hike. Any reason for that oversight??? 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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    RepGordon @ethand And then there are the outliers on any scale. Facts like Murtha that just leave us both scratching our heads... Touche' 29 Dec 2009 from TwitterBerry
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    NathanBenefield @RepGordon Yes, you didn't vote for those. :) But yes, pay raise and pension hike are clearly linked to fruits of incumbency. 29 Dec 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to RepGordon
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    ethand @RepGordon I can't think of anything good that comes from not having term limits, the fact that incumbents don't want them says enough 29 Dec 2009 from web in reply to RepGordon
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    MattBrouillette @RepGordon What prevents? Nutin. But those who limit thmslvs tend to also limit the role of gov, and dont take advntg bcuz they are leaving. 29 Dec 2009 from HootSuite in reply to RepGordon

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