Israel’s new government is taking giant steps forward. But some of its architects are not content with just replacing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and are taking steps to pass legislation that would prevent him from running again should their government fall.

The effort involves changing the country’s semi-constitutional Basic Law governing the Knesset. According to proposed amendment, a prime minister would only be able to serve in the position for eight consecutive years. Anyone who does serve for that long would have a four-year cooling-off period before being eligible for reelection.

What this means in practical terms is that Netanyahu, who served as prime minister for 12 consecutive years, would not be allowed to run again for the position for another four years. The arguments for this amendment, as they appear in the law, include the claim that an overly long term as prime minister “is a shocking failure of democracy that must be addressed.” It goes on, “The proposed law makes use of the ‘cooling-off’ mechanism common in Israel’s constitutional system to give someone who was at the center of power for an especially long time a chance to cool off from additional political activity for a set amount of time, and to ensure a turnover in the role of prime minister.”

Evidently, this is specifically personal law intended to neutralize Netanyahu, who plans to remain involved as chairman of the Likud and head of the opposition.