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"Term Limits For Senators and Representatives?"
U.S.overallothers
Posted on 08/21/2009 9:56:14 AM PDT by U.S.overallothers
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To: U.S.overallothers
Kennedy potato head, Bawney Fwank and many others should be ousted! Two, 2 year terms and that’s it! Also, no fluffy compensation packages...nothing. You go back to work in the private sector like the rest of us.
Also, required to work in the the private sector for a minimum of 4 years before running for office!
To: U.S.overallothers
The Republicans tried this in 1994 and gave up after the first Supreme Court rejection. Will need a Constitutional Amendment. Some States have imposed term limits, unfortunately not Massachusetts.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:01:21 AM PDT
by
OCC
To: U.S.overallothers
I agree wholeheartedly.
What entrenched politicians tell you is that they can get you the pork because they have been there long enough to know the ropes. I think if they get where they can get pork for their district they can also get pork their friends and their special interests and make it darn near impossible for them to be defeated and then they can do what they want, no matter their constituents.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:01:58 AM PDT
by
tiki
(True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
To: U.S.overallothers
There should also be term limits on their benefit packages, as in, Congresscritters can partake of their cadillac private insurance options only as long as they are serving in office.
After that, you get just what the average Joe citizen gets.
If this were there case today, NOT ONE of those a$$holes on the Hill would be in favor of Zero’s death care.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:02:31 AM PDT
by
kevao
(DISSENT: It's no longer patriotic.)
To: U.S.overallothers
Two terms in the Senate and four terms in the House and the go the heck home!
LLS
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:02:47 AM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
To: mikelets456
You are 100% correct. Two year term and no frills for retirement.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:03:06 AM PDT
by
Logical me
(Oh, well!!!)
To: U.S.overallothers
Term limits obviously are needed for reps and senators. The system has been corrupted by career politicians on both sides of the aisle, so we need a way to limit at least some of the damage that these idiots inflict on this country. If the president is term-limited, there is no reason that members of Congress shouldn't be term limited, either. And while we're at it, maybe the Supreme Court justices should be limited, as well. But making this happen is another story, altogether. It will be fought tooth-and-nail by our out-of-touch overlords.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:06:09 AM PDT
by
Major Matt Mason
(Imagining a world without DemocRats.)
To: U.S.overallothers
The only problem I have with Term Limits is that it puts the power not in the hands of the people but the hands of the bureaucrats who actually work for the congress critters. I think this scares me more than anything. These are the ones who put these terrible ideas into their congress critters heads. If we do term limits then those who help or work for the congress critters must be individuals from the districts they work and not from DC nor have worked for congress critters before.
Just my 2 cents.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:07:09 AM PDT
by
HOYA97
(Hoya Saxa = What Rocks)
To: U.S.overallothers
If you can figure out a way to remove the thousands of entrenched staffers in unelected, unaccountable positions that actually write the bills, know the system, and guide Freshmen congressmen and Senators around then I would consider it.
If not, I am not going to hand over more control to these unelected, unaccountable staffers because it makes people feel good that they got rid of career politicians.
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
Two two year term limits is a virtual never ending campaign. How about the President, Senators and Congressmen all being brought onto a five year term together, with two terms maximum for everyone. That means less campaigns (which reduces cost), less campaigning especially for congressmen. All campaigns in the same year so that we don’t have situations where some are distracted and others are not. No career politicians. Era’s align with decades so they make more sense in people’s mind (kind of like a metric adaptation was supposed to).
Finally...outlaw lobbying for good on municipal, state and federal levels forever.
To: U.S.overallothers
In my opinion, 8 years for a president is too long, as well.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:16:43 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: U.S.overallothers
What we need right now is a law that gives us a one year warranty on the president-elect. If, within the first year, the president-elect turns out not to be what we wanted then we can trade him in for the runner up.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:19:11 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Screw the RACErs.)
To: U.S.overallothers
Give them pop quizzes on the Constitution. Fail and you’re out.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:19:26 AM PDT
by
Mojave
(Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
To: Major Matt Mason
I recently saw my congressman at a local establishment. During our conversation I mentioned this very idea to him- noting that until we get term limits for congressmen and senators, there was no hope of reestablishing any type of honesty in our government.
He just laughed at me and said "it's never going to happen".
Boy I'd love to make that azzhole eat those words.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:19:37 AM PDT
by
skimbell
To: johnnycap
To: U.S.overallothers
Partyless system as well.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:22:28 AM PDT
by
SQUID
To: LibLieSlayer
Legislative office(House and Senate) = 1 TERM, Administrative (Governors and President) = 2 TERMS
NO LIFETIME BENIFITS!
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:22:38 AM PDT
by
NRA1776
To: U.S.overallothers
If we cannot fix the quality of people who get elected, it's hopeless.
Term limits are like putting a bandage over gangrene. Looks better, but it's not.
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posted on
08/21/2009 10:23:21 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(I hope Sarah will start a 2nd party soon)
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
Lobbying in my mind means anytime a political representative’s primary agenda, (to serve the people he/she represents...),gets eclipsed by a competing agenda like campaign money, trips, the promise of a job later on, by any person or organization who seeks through influence to usurp the agenda of the people of the district, state or nation.
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