How about if we change the Constitution to make the time for Congressmen and Senators to be only for two terms

Question

I think our Congressmen and Senators do not deserve to be in office for such a long time. They get in these comitees and we think that the more power they have the better they will do for us. But for what we can see it is not working, so lets try two terms and see if it works. It works with the President. I know we can vote them out of Office on election day, but, why they do it with the President? Just to be sure he does not get to confortable in there.

Answer 1

Term limits for Congress are always advocated by the party out of power, as an anti-incumbency measure. (Also D.R.I.P., 'Don't Re-elect Incumbent Politicians'). When Congress changes hands the new majority always seems to forget term limits. That's why we always hear about them, but they never happen.

I agree with you that senators and congressmen who have been around for decades are the most powerful, and the most corrupt, and tend to think of their houses of congress, their committees and their parties as their own personal fifedoms.

But OTOH, there is no substitute for experience. I would like to see some serious lobby reform, and as powerful as lobbies are now, they'd be even more powerful with a Congress full of babes-in-the-woods 'citizen legislators'. Some industries, like oil and health insurance, have more lobbyists in Washington than there are legislators!

I'm just thinking there are -many- reforms we need--campaign financing, lobbying, etc., and just one reform, though it might be a good idea, might have unintended consequences without the other reforms around it. Lobbying and campaign financing should come first, -then- term limits.

Answer 2

That's just legal sloth! It would only allow us to avoid our responsibility to vote them out.
The 22nd Amendment was ratified after World War Two and pushed into that ratification by the Republicans who had seen Franklin Delano Roosevelt win consecutive elections for four terms in office.
It's bad enough that less than 50% of eligible voters are even registered to vote. Term limits are adding to that apathy by shifting the duty of the electorate to the guy who makes calendars.

Answer 3

Congressmen- House and Senate members

Answer 4

The two term presidency evolved after WW2 when due to the urgency FDR had been elected to four terms. You can find the answer on the internet .

Answer 5

I agree. The problem is that Congress would have to amend the constitution. I don't see them limiting themselves to two terms.

Answer 6

Sounds good to me. Lets also do away with the full pay & free health care for life for them. They should not be allowed to grant themselves pay raises whenever they like!

Answer 7

What change ? Simply honour the constitution as written. Then we would have problem solved.