I’m getting some Twitter-style feeds from Gov. Mike Beebe’s talk today to the Downtown Little Rock Rotary Club.

In answer to a question from Dick Hatfield, the governor reportedly said term limits had diminished the power of the legislature. He seemed to link the knowledge that comes with experience to power.

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Sure. Knowledge is important. So was the old seniority system. But here’s the thing: See how powerful the governor is versus a bunch of presumably green freshmen legislators in January 2013 if the Republicans win majorities in the House and Senate. A pluperfect bunch of idiots can be supremely powerful with a majority and a rigid agenda.

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