Quote Originally Posted by MilesGregarius View Post
That may be it; all the super-competent old-hands have been replaced by a bunch of nincompoops. This is my first go at a republic, so I'd never seen term limits come into play. Term limits in the 18th Century?
That happens after more or less every election when playing as the United States, I found I had several turns of cabinet re-shuffling after every election to restore decent government.