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GOP Sen. Cruz, Rep. Rooney introduce constitutional amendment to impose term limits on Congress
2019-01-05
[CNN] Washington - Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Republican Rep. Francis Rooney proposed a Constitutional amendment on Thursday that would impose term limits on members of both houses of Congress.

The amendment, co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), would restrict senators to two six-year terms and House members to three two-year terms. A similar amendment was proposed by Cruz in January of 2017.

"For too long, members of Congress have abused their power and ignored the will of the American people," Cruz said. "Term limits on members of Congress offer a solution to the brokenness we see in Washington, D.C. It is long past time for Congress to hold itself accountable. I urge my colleagues to submit this constitutional amendment to the states for speedy ratification."

The concept of term limits has gained traction in both parties -- notably, former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a potential 2020 hopeful who ran against Cruz for the Senate, has called for term limits for Congress earlier this year.
President Donald Trump has voiced his support for term-limits for members of Congress, tweeting in April of last year that he met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and he endorsed their efforts.
Posted by:Besoeker

#14  #11 So true.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-01-05 22:58  

#13  Term limits work well enough at the presidential level, in states in the executive and legislative branches. Its time we put limits on the federal legislators.

I wish there was a way to term limit high-level GS appointees.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2019-01-05 21:55  

#12  Perhaps TL in the beaurcacy as well - or the top three levels of government departments.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2019-01-05 19:21  

#11  The problem is the people who choose who you can "choose", not term limits.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-01-05 19:15  

#10  I doubt that term limits legislation will go anywhere? Where's the money in that. Probaby the only way would be thru a Constitutional Covention.

1. Term limits has worked well at the local level.
2. Term limits should weaken the death grip of the DS.
3. TLs should discourage lobbying.
4. TLs should aim at limiting life time jobs of politicians.
5. TLs should discourage corruption in government.
6. TLs should stop multiple-dipping retirement in goverment.

Being elected should not be the golden goose or golden parachute.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-01-05 17:22  

#9  I've been thinking about this for more than 40 years and there are two complications that are very hard to puzzle through.

1) Do you really want to strip the right of the people to vote for who they want?

2) How much more power would accrue to the permanent bureaucracy with the loss of institutional memory in the congress?

When I was 20 it was a much easier choice than now at 69.

I doubt anyone has an argument that I haven't heard one way or the other but I'm open to anything................especially ropes and lampposts.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-01-05 17:05  

#8  A better way would be the Instapundit plan of putting a time-limit on how long before an ex-politicians can become a lobbyist combined with a salary cut of 50% (perhaps they can get free room and board at a Congress Dorm or something). We'd see less opportunists and more folks willing to take a personal loss to fix the country.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-01-05 15:10  

#7  Not sure about better off. They might be replaced by a bunch of Occasional Cortex'es.
Democrat Voters are stupid that way.
Pelosi, Schumer, and the rest of the parasites at least know that you shouldn't completely kill the host...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2019-01-05 14:02  

#6  He is right. Maybe 2 terms of 6 for senate, and 6 terms of 2 for the house to even it up. Pelosi and McConnel and Schumer and McCain would have been gone a long time ago and the nation would have been better off for it.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2019-01-05 13:16  

#5  If you can pass this, just add judicial appointments last 12 years with one additional term beyond that.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-01-05 12:04  

#4  I agree this is DOA in Congress. The only way we will ever get term limits on Congress is through a constitutional convention.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2019-01-05 10:41  

#3  Matt, thumbs up.
Posted by: Angaiper Slinerong2336   2019-01-05 10:37  

#2  Good idea, but it would have a better chance of passage if they tied it to net worth instead of time served. You can't run for the House after you've made your first $1 mil, Senate $5 mil.
Posted by: Matt   2019-01-05 10:34  

#1  Nice timing on the proposal.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-01-05 09:27  

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