term limit
Term limits are said to bar rulers from overstaying their welcome, but their real genius lies in keeping voters both perplexed and exhausted by constant turnovers. For officeholders, it’s a psychological game: soothe the masses with the promise of "just one more term" then threaten them with a prolonged encore. It paints a grand exit as noble ritual, even as successors are lined up behind the curtain. In short, term limits are democracy’s own intermission, complete with applause and engineered anticipation.