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| Trump proposes term limits for Congress |
| 2016-10-19 |
| [The Hill] Donald Trump on Tuesday called for term limits in Congress as part of his new ethics reform proposal. "If I’m elected president I will push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress," Trump said at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colo. "Decades of failure in Washington and decades of special-interest dealing must and will come to an end." "Not only will it end our government corruption, but we will end the economic stagnation that we’re in right now -- no growth," Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, added of the proposal. Trump released a five-point ethics plan Monday night in an effort to "drain the swamp" in Washington. He also wants Congress to pass a law preventing all administration officials, lawmakers and congressional aides from lobbying the government for five years after leaving public service. His plan additionally includes a call for Congress to pass legislation banning registered foreign agents from raising money in U.S. elections. Trump promised as part of the plan to close loopholes that allow former government officials to call "themselves consultants and advisers when we all know they are lobbyists." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Yep, all senior government official and officers in all branches need to have limits. If I could, I'd also ban any Senator from the office of President. Make your choice, do the job you choose. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-10-19 14:49 |
| #8 Service limit the bureaucrats. |
| Posted by: Black Bart Glutch4583 2016-10-19 13:28 |
| #7 This topic was widely discussed many years ago. There was one argument against term limits which made some sense that needs to be considered at the same time. That argument was that without Congress people with long experience it would confer even more power to the unelected bureaucracy. The Bureaucracy would not have any opposition wise to the way it works and able to provide some check (all right stop laughing). While I don't agree that this is sufficient to NOT put term limits on Congress it does highlight a potentially more important issue which is the rise of the bureaucratic state. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-10-19 13:04 |
| #6 3. Replace pension with There. I like that better. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-10-19 10:57 |
| #5 Make them answerable to the same laws and programs we have to abide by - including Obamacare and Insider Trading being illegal. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-10-19 10:28 |
| #4 1. Term limits 2. Reduce salary by 30% 3. Replace pension with 401K 4. Ban working as part of a lobbying group after serving in office for X years |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-10-19 09:59 |
| #3 CNN talking head was quick to make fun of Trump: We already have term limits for congress. YJCMTSU. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-10-19 01:28 |
| #2 Where was this 6 weeks ago when it would have had a bigger impact? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2016-10-19 01:18 |
| #1 Reduce salaries by 30% to boot and I'm cool with it. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-10-19 00:21 |