(CNN) More than two dozen House Democrats huddled in a small room in the Capitol late Monday night to discuss the term limits proposal that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed to several months ago in exchange for support for her speakership.

The 90-minute meeting was a listening session on a topic that's long shown to be an emotional issue with strong feelings from members both for and against term limits in general.

Rep. Hank Johnson, who attended the meeting, told CNN he didn't think it was "very productive" for the caucus to impose a term limit rule for its leaders, saying it would create lame-duck scenarios.

"It's like shooting ourselves in the head," the Georgian said after leaving the meeting.

Meanwhile, those in favor of term limits say it helps provide opportunities for members to rise up quicker to leadership positions and create a pattern of fresh ideas.

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