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As power has flowed upward in the Massachusetts House and Senate, rank-and-file legislators have lost any real policy role and constituents have had less opportunity to influence the process.
The Massachusetts Senate voted 32-6 to scrap an eight-year term limit on the position of Senate president, aligning their chamber with the House, whose speaker is no longer subject to a cap on years wielding the gavel. The leadership limits had been viewed as good governance reforms when they were adopted.