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Yet, rules that make it difficult for incumbents to be re-elected have in fact been implemented in many countries.

In fact, the U.S. incumbent re-election rate is an outlier amongst democracies...in almost all other counties it is far, far lower.

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That was tongue in cheek, if consequences and outcomes were so predictable then life (and central planning) would be a lot easier.

Lower incumbent reelection rates are not in and of themselves a good thing, there are many ways that the status quo could remain the same or even worsen after laws are passed which attempt to limit them. The issue gets passed and 10 years later people start noting new problems, new incentives that need to be fixed, so more legislation is passed which itself will need to be fixed. The solution to problems for a government is always more government, new government. This is against the libertarian philosophy, skip the whole "government is fixing itself" charade and move on to the real solution. Minimizing its overall influence.