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Republicans in Congress are already getting to work on trying to implement Donald Trump’s agenda.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-NC) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) this week put forward a joint resolution seeking to limit the number of terms members of Congress can serve.
Under the terms of the amendment, U.S. senators would be restricted to two six-year terms and representatives in the U.S. House to three two-year terms.
According to the resolution, the amendment would take effect within seven years of being approved by Congress and ratified by the states. more
They should also make it against the law for them to raise their own pay!!!
The voters of each state should decide on their representatives’ and senators’ raises, within the limit of the COLA rules.
OR all government employees including all congressional members cannot receive a raise higher than the percentage given each year to the military/social security under COLA rules.
This year that would have been 2.5% NOT 40% as congress proposed for themselves.
By the way, did that sneak through? I lost track of their budget shit dance, shoved through at the last minute.
So, we’re expecting career politicians to do the right thing?….Yeah right…..
More bullshit.
“…approved by Congress…” Give me a break.
DNA Testing also needs to be included to prevent Leftists cheating by changing their name and claiming a new identity to keep serving new sets of Term Limits.
Include the Federal bench and the civil service and you’ve got a deal.
And public pressure will make the difference. You think Prohibition passed without it?
Anyone serving more than six years will be subject to firing squad.
Next bill, make every bill ONE subject.
No.
Thanks for playing though.
As far as career politicians go, it wouldn’t be much of a career if they installed limits now, would it?
This would just increase the number of lobbyists in D.C.
The problem is GOVERNMENT POWER in the first place, not how long these scum can wield it. Get rid of the power, the ability to pick winners and losers, the ability to insider trade, etc. and EVERYONE WINS.
Also terminate the ridiculous security provided to former presidents, Faucci (!) etc, and lifetime payments.
If you want term limits, you are admitting that voting is totally corrupted. Lets work on THAT problem first. I would bet if the vote was honest, we would not have people like Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff, et al, in office today. Term limits will not fix the problem – there are too many crooks waiting to wield power.
Mistakes are made. Sometimes the wrong person is put in office on lies and promises unfulfilled. Many congressmen are corrupted by the system after being in office for years. They are bought by external influences. Term limits would correct most of this. This would be the longest lasting, most beneficial legacy Trump could have if he can pull it off.
Leave the constitution alone, it is fine. Just start voting these power hungry people out.
10 years max ‘public’ service in any capacity. It shouldn’t be a career. Freeze assets upon election. Work 6 months a year in two 3 month sessions. Minimum wage while in session. Room & board provided in a federal dorm. Maximum of 2 ‘staffers’. If we reduce the Federal gov to it’s basic core functions of maintaining the peace (defense), adjudicating disputes (justice) and dealing with foreign affairs (state) then you would remove much of the power that politicians currently wield.
As MrLiberty suggested, such an amendment would be a mistake until the Deep State is defanged and dismantled. We have already seen them say that they can ignore what a (usually conservative) President says because they know he will be gone in a few years.
I think Claudia’s suggestion of one subject per bill would be a better place to start. If politicians can’t bury pork in a bill to get himself some graft, many of them may not find it worth sticking around.