“Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and Representative Francis Rooney (R., Fla.) hope to rejuvenate an old idea, proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress. The measure deserves to pass, but it won’t. However, states could take up the battle again by challenging a misguided 1995 Supreme Court decision that protected legislators from accountability to their voters.
America’s political problems run deep, and there is no panacea, but term limits offer at least a partial remedy. In effect, they do what elections once did, ensuring competition for power and rotation in office.“
“ The Cruz‐Rooney constitutional amendment is similar to one proposed by Cruz two years ago. It would limit senators to two six‐year terms and congressmen to three two‐year terms. The measure has three Senate GOP co‐sponsors. President Donald Trump has endorsed the idea, as has Beto O’Rourke, Cruz’s Democratic opponent last November.
In promoting his legislation, Cruz explained: “For too long, members of Congress have abused their power and ignored the will of the American people.” Term limits, he argued, “offer a solution to the brokenness we see in Washington, D.C.” Rooney cited the “overwhelming” support of the American people.
The latter is true, of course, but matters naught when it comes to an issue like term limits. Any amendment would have to be approved by three‐fourths of the states, but that isn’t as high a barrier as it might seem. After all, 15 states already term‐limit their legislators. (Voters in another six states voted to impose term limits, but the legislatures or courts subsequently overturned the measures.) However, the likelihood that two‐thirds of the members of Congress will vote themselves out of a job by sending forth an amendment is only theoretically above zero. Satan’s demons are more likely to vote to close Hell.”
https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/how-term-limit-congress
Over a year. They’ve sat on it
The bill will never pass as long as all the politicians almost as old as dirt do not want to give up their power. For them only not we.
I suppose all that is left, is bringing it to the Supreme Court again and having them overturn the 1995 decision
Especially with Roberts there.
Biden, Pelosi, Mad Max, Feinstein, Durban are living examples of the need for term limits. Now I'm sure the left will add McConnell and others. So we are in agreement there. Lets demand from them that it gets done.
This 'no term limits' is like getting up every morning, grabbing yesterday's socks, give them a whiff and saying, "They don't smell to bad. Besides I'm wearing boots and no one could smell them." YES WE CAN.
I don't even see where this bill says they can't serve elsewhere, (God help us) but please move on. Get a real job at least for a few years before you come back thinking America really needs you and only you and is calling.
They act like the Senate or the House can't live without them. YES THEY CAN. Did you ever go on vacation and wonder if your business can survive without you only to come back and find out they did fine. Even made a bigger profit. Gee, someone new stood up and took over and brought in some fresh new ideas.
We, the people of the United States want term limits. DO IT.
Logically Right
MStem wrote:
Over a year. They’ve sat on it
We have term limits. They are called elections. We also have trainloads of dumb ass voters. The ones who reelect the same Senate douche bags at a rate of 97%, House members at about 85%, then bitch because nothing changes. All term limits will do is ensure that another cookie cutter asswipe will replace the old one. What we need is campaign finance reform so perhaps the better, but underfunded candidates will have a chance against the moneybags. Not to mention an electorate with something resembling brains.
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