Posted on 09/29/2008 10:16:14 PM PDT by Marie
If I was running for President this would be one of the cornerstones of my campaign.
Lame duck congressman will have no reason not to buy favors for their future employment. Kind of like they do now. Term limits aren’t the answer. Electing decent people is the answer. Good luck finding some.
The rest of the country requires protection from the likes of Barney Fwanks and his ilk.
No, we don't want that.
Very bad idea.
This is wrong.
I mean your idea is wrong.
Just because we are too stupid to know any better does not make the Supreme Court more powerful, it just means that we (collectively) are too stupid to recognize the mistake.
And we ESPECIALLY don't want a Constitutional Convention!
Particularly not NOW, with all the stupid liberalism, Marxism, DEMOCRACY, and "moderates" in this country.
Just try to imagine what would be left of our Constitution and our rights after they all get a hold of it!
That is possibly the worst idea ever, and we should all fight ardently against it.
We need a number of amendments.
Term limits don't make my list. Term limits, like tax cuts, are an attempt to influence legislator behavior, and, like tax cuts, they don't work. Since we have a government of enumerated powers, why not just use the amendment process to directly attack the problem(s)?
For example: Amendment XXVIII: "No enumerated power of Congress may be delegated to the Executive or Judicial Branch by legislation. No Executive Agency shall make any regulation with the force of law, nor shall any Executive agency or Department conduct a hearing or investigation with the effect of a trial, or the result of nonjudicial penalty or punishment."
Amendment XXIX: "Congress may not impair the value of personal property by legislation without paying just compensation to the affected party or parties".
And so on.
The ones who make the laws are NOT going to cut their own throats.
The only way you are going to get term limits done is by a petition for a public vote in a general election specifying term limits for House and Senate representatives, so THE PEOPLE speak.
Depending on your CongressCritter to do it is doomed to fail.
Yes, I'm sure there are. With every bit the vigor and intensity that you and I might attempt to make the changes you suggest, the "other side" would be trying to make changes that "they" thought right.
A long time ago I learned not to ask important questions unless I knew what the answer was.
Believe me, I know. I was one of them for seven years.
Any term limit proposal would have to deal with this or you end up with a cure that is worse than the disease.
Are you really sure that the cure could be worse than the disease? I don’t know what the answer is, but I’m becoming more and more inclined to believe that a diagnosis of careerpoliticianitis is more viral than the common cold, harder to get rid of than herpes, every bit as nauseating as food poisoning, as costly to live with as cancer treatment and every bit as much of a pain in my behind as a hemorrhoid! Gambling on the cure might just be worth it.
A con-con would result in this:
http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/newstates.htm
And I ABSOLUTELY do not want the President to have the power to declare war or to have increased executive privilege. We are NOT a monarchy nor a dictatorship.
First, you really don't want "term limits". We already have term limits; two years for Congressmen, 6 years for Senators. If you dont' like your Senator, elect someone else.
FYI: look at what has taken place re; the President for the past 4 years. GWB, whether you agree completely with his policies or not, has not had to answer to any polls for the past 4 years. Trust me on this one; you do NOT want "term limits" extended to our Congressmen and Senators.
And to hope to "depend" on your Congressman is a defeatist attitude to begin with. Rather, you should watch his every move and hold his feet to the fire.
Wow! Thanks for the link.
I said don't bet on it happening.
You have better chance of growing boobs on your back that getting a central government term limits amendment in. Spend your time and energy else where.
Thanks for the link!
It is time for Americans of all political persuasions to join forces to clean out the rats nest called DC. It is clear they won’t listen to the people under current conditions, so let’s give them something to ponder. Like a nationwide enthusiasm for term limiting the damage they can do.
I believe voters should continue to choose their fate.
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