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# Proposition 28: Pros
- URL: https://ivn.us/proposition-28-pros/
- Published: 2012-05-09T01:41:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:24:30.000Z
- Author: Kymberly Bays
- Tags: News

*Proposition 28 Proponents/Funders: Majestic Realty, Common Cause of California, the League of Women Voters, Congress of California Seniors, Californians for a Fresh Start (Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce), Los Angeles County AFL-CIO, Jerrold Perenchio, United Nurses Associations of California, Eli Broad*. *According to Ballotpedia.org, $2.1 million has been contributed to the campaign for a "yes" vote on Proposition 28, as of May 2, 2012.*

- Proposition 28 permits politicians to stay in the Assembly for 12 years, up from the 6-year maximum allowed currently.
- Proposition 28 permits politicians to stay in the Senate for 12 years, up from the 8-year maximum allowed currently.
- Lawmakers can serve a combination of time in both houses, to the 12 year limit. Two years less than the current cap of 14.
- Politicians would be allowed to serve longer terms if Proposition 28 passes.
- Proposition 28 does not affect current officeholders.
- Terms limits, as they are now, do more harm than good. Proposition 28 would slow down turnover.
- As the [Marin Independent Journal](http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci%5F20534647/editorial-ij-backs-props-28-and-29-june?ref=ivn.us) assesses, assembly members have little time to learn about Sacramento before it is time again to leave office. They are also forced to constantly be in campaign-mode.
- Changing term limits would allow lawmakers to tackle long-term problems in California.
- People with the most power in Sacramento get to stay without limits: lobbyists, staffers, bureaucrats, and more. Term limits, as they are, have expanded lawmaker dependence on staffers and lobbyists, as the [Chico News and Review](http://www.newsreview.com/chico/prop-28-will-fix-term/content?oid=5891224&ref=ivn.us) points out.