Should we demand term limits for our elected officials? I think it's time we limit Senators to four years and.

Question

Representatives to two, two year terms. It's time we stopped politicians from making a career of politics. In my opinion the longer a person is in congress the more corrupt and out of touch they become. Put the service back into public service, not make a career out of politics.

Answer 1

Yes. Family 'empires' are being built and nepotism and cronyism are out of control.

Answer 2

I agree that there could desire to be term limits for the living house and Senate. i'm no longer as offered on the splendid courtroom, because of the fact they're judges, no longer politicians (a minimum of they are actually not meant to be), and there ought to be some stability. yet i admire the assumption of term limits for Congress.

Answer 3

I agree. I am not sure about how long the terms should be, but I think maybe 2, 4 year terms would be good. I also agree with Michael Whitewolf about abolishing the 16th amendment...which is the most evil of all the amendments! But, he says abolish the 17th amendment, too! And I am not sure how I feel about that! *sm*

Answer 4

I would approach the problem differently.
I propose a minimun age requirement of 63 years old to serve in either house of congress. That way we would have representatives that have already lived a successful, productive life serving in congress. If the congress was made up of retirees, they would likely not give a hoot about reelection. They would be no career politicians and they also be more inclined to know what the country needs.

Answer 5

How can you argue with logic like that!

Just look at the approval ratings of Congress nowadays. These fat cat politicians have a machine which gets them re-elected and don't have to serve their constituents anymore. Their valuable time is spent getting re-elected and not serving their public.

Since we're limiting terms, we might as well limit their retirement benefit. Let them flounder in our Social Security System for a while and they will find ways to fix it.

BUT alas, they are lawyers, all of them, and they will NEVER create a way for the voters to have their way.

Answer 6

Politics is the only career which makes you more ineffectual the experience' you have. Politicians should be limited to one term; it would afford the 'common' man to get more involved in the political process, and keep corruption to a minimum. As it stands now, we have the most corrupt and monopolistic political system in the civilized world. -RKO- 06/10/07

Answer 7

It sounds like a good idea on paper but in reality I think it will not work. Many people elect the same people because they like them and even if you pose a term limit all you are going to get is a different face but the same exact ideals as the last guy. To me you are only changing the faces and not necessarily the politics of the situation.

Answer 8

ABSOLUTELY!! :D

Term limits would go a long ways to bring back the citizen-statesmen mentality and to put our government back on track "by the people, for the people, and of the people"

maybe 8 years in the house and 12 or 18 in the Senate.

Answer 9

I like the idea, yet with 2 3 year terms.

Answer 10

AGREED

While at it - revoke Amendments 16 & 17

Michael Frisbee
Executive Director
Citizens of the Republic

Answer 11

Yes and it's WAY beyond time. I do think that two years is not enough for representatives to get much accomplished. Four years would be better.