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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Sponsor: Todd Russell Platts
 
Status: Active
52 votes
 
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btbarry
Posted 148 days ago.
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This should have been enacted 150 years ago. REPLY
 
 
Abaddon
Posted 148 days ago.
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why? what would be the purpose of this limit?

I can't see anyone benefiting from this. REPLY
 
 
Posted 146 days ago.
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The only people that wouldn't benefit are career politicians, lobbyists, aides, unions, trial lawyers, medical affiliates, corporations, staffers, etc. In fact, they are the major contributors to "No" campaigns in term limit votes. A major argument against term limits is that they would enhance lobbying power, but these groups are consistently against term limits and pour millions of dollars into measures that block such legislation. ????

Are you trying to suggest that long-term politicians actually have the average American's best interest at heart?

I think that the voting here and in state memoranda to enact state term limits would suggest otherwise (at least from the voter's point of view). The voting here on this website is fairly consistent with the average voting of approval in the 15 states that currently have term limits, which is in the mid-60s.

With a Congressional approval rating in the teens, it will be interesting to see how many incumbents REPLY
 
 
btbarry
Posted 146 days ago.
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(cont. from above)
retain their seats in 2008. Odds are that it will remain around the previous half century trend of about 90% retention. This trend would suggest that another argument (that the voting booth regulates terms) is also dysfunctional.

Any particular reason why you believe it to be such a bad thing? REPLY
 
 
Abaddon
Posted 145 days ago.
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I don't know what to think about this, I'll abstain. REPLY
 
 
6869vn
Posted 126 days ago.
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The only ones that won't benefit are big oil ,and all the old crooks in Washington.
I say Term Limits NOW REPLY
 
 
brwright
Posted 120 days ago.
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This means Ron Paul would be out of congress. We can't do that to our country. REPLY
 
 
Cl3ver
Posted 86 days ago.
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We need term limits.
Though there are good representatives in office that could continue doing great things, there are also those who are crawling in the shadows. The men and women who accept money from lobbyists and ignore the interests of the American people they are supposed to represent.
I call for term limits now. REPLY
 
 
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