Sure, he will introduce it knowing full well it will go no where. He’s just trying to raise money. So give him your money if you want, but don’t do it because of what his fund-raising email says.
This is his press release: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=5563
A Term Limits Amendment to the Constitution will never happen
without an Article V Convention of States.
The professional politicians will never shoot themselves in the foot.
The same can be sail for Repealing the 17th Amendment.
There are indeed are many cretinous characters who certainly seem like permanent fixtures in Congress. But if Trump’s run in 2016 taught us anything - its the totally unelected, permanent deep-state and government bureaucracy who have vast power. Have people like John Brennan, James Clapper or James Comey ever faced an election or public debate and scrutiny? Yet they were at the heart of deciding who the next President would be, or hobbling one who was elected.
If Congress has term limits, they will just become tourists in government, even more than they are now. This will give even more power to the deep state. As bad as they are, Congressmen and Senators still must face elections, and its the last element of control average citizens have.
Want term-limits? First have a Constitutional amendment term-limiting every government agency and program to 10 years, which at that point, must be specifically re-authorized by Congress.
Term limits, how?
For those of you clamoring for term limits for members of Congress, watch what your asking for, you might just get it. The first obvious consideration is; why are term limits desired? Do you want to abdicate your responsibility as Government of the people, by the people, for the people? Are all elected Senators and Representatives corrupt? Are they all hungry for the power? Are they of a different political persuasion than yourself? Is it gender or race-related? Is it because they are independently wealthy? Is it because they are advocates for the designated hitter? Do they support/despise labor unions? Do they get too comfortable with their lot in life as a representative of their constituents? The desire for terms limits does nothing to satisfy any of the above. Perhaps you just want new blood now and then. Perfectly understandable. But what will term limits change? In and of itself term limits do not restrict their individual power, their pensions, their potential corruption; it does not force them to abide by the same laws the people (who are the Government) must obey. As a matter of fact, if facing a pre-determined end to their term they will work much harder in their own best interests rather than the interests of their constituents. A modification to the Constitution, implementing term limits, will have a multitude of unintended consequences. None of us are clever enough to foresee them and modify the constitution to address the hidden circumstances.
Check out Gerrymandering, if you want the real culprit.
Personally I think term limits as a law is a bad idea. It has not worked out very well for California. I completely empathize with the concept, but what ends up happening is that elected officials spend their 2 terms feeding at the trough and feathering a basket to land in when they leave office - they care even less about the people and the state than politicians did before term limits. There is no continuity of government, and projects that take time end up become money sinkholes because the sponsors of the project are termed out and the next crop of politicians have no personal interest in them.
Term limits are good when the voters are engaged and kick the jerks out of office. If they just get termed out by law, voters are even less engaged and more robbed.
Looks like he introduced it back in January this year?
Here’s the resolution on the Congress.gov website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/3?s=6&r=1
Has Ted done anything since he’s been in the Senate?
Cruz has always supported term-limits.
NOT ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.
If we want free AND fair elections make laws that STOP ALL FORMS OF FAVORITISM FOR INCUMBENTS.
When Senator Cruz pushes for the elimination of the Department of Education, then and only then, should anyone provide any money to any Politician
Cruz is all talk, no action.
Ted has done this since he became Senator.
This is all about getting more names for donor list mass mailings.
Like most of Ted’s “ideas”, they have zero chance of ever getting thru Congress.