This is the legislature asking voters to loosen term limits that those same voters imposed just four years ago — and to repeal the very clause meant to stop the legislature from doing this. That history is the heart of the question. Supporters say experienced legislators serve constituents better and that 16 years is still a real limit; critics see incumbents trying to extend their own careers and undo a citizen vote. The one-vote Senate margin and the lawsuit show how contested it is. For a citizen who values the 2022 vote and is wary of legislators rewriting their own limits, the skeptical read is warranted; weigh it against any case for retained experience.
"And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not."
— Jeremiah 45:5 (KJV)