Posted on 12/12/2009 7:59:28 AM PST by CoalitionGuy
Americans have been so apathetic, afraid, or down right lazy in their political involvement. It's clear that Congress has been slowly destroying many wonderful things about America, yet few speak out, or take action to rid Congress of tyrants.
It's time to organize voters to PURGE CONGRESS and establish term limits for Congress.
Politics was never meant to be a career. Our founding fathers were farmers, ranchers, store owners, etc... Serving in Congress was an honor and duty for patriots. By establishing term limits for Congress, we would be better assuring that only people with a genuine interest in the will of the people would run for office.
There are so many "Complainer.com" sites here on the web, but how many are doing anything to make the needed changes?
Is there any mechanism available for Patriots to organize and act on the issue of purging Congress? I am organizing such an organization, but it seems that Americans don't care, and won't get involved with the loss of their liberties.
Ditto
I’m sure there are some downsides to this proposal but it appears to be a reasonable if not necessary thing to do.
Congress should be limited to two terms, one in office and one in prison.
Supreme Court Voids Term Limits // 5-4 Ruling Hits State Curbs on Federal Lawmakers
Extend it to immediate family members who have served a term as well. No more political dynasties.
How are you going to establish term limits? Those you are trying to limit would have to pass it. Were they in favor of that they could limit themselves. In fact, it seems that the best of them do, all conservative Republicans.
If you are going to spend the energy I would favor limiting their time in session to three months a year. Get them back home close to the people they represent and away from the power brokers and lobbyists.
Sure. It's called an election.
Since our schools are failing miserably when it comes to teaching government and the importance of our system weighed against other systems, it’s apparent that too many people now have no concept of how our representative government works nor do they care. Ask your friends, including those with advanced degrees who there federal reps are and too many will fail. For years the left has dumbed down and politically corrected their lemmings to a frightening degree.
I’m totally in favor of term limits: Two 6 years for the Senate and six 2 years in the House.
If they can’t get something done right in 12 years they don’t belong there.
Heck! Presidents only get a max of 8 years.
As someone pointed out tho....it takes a constitutional referendum and (I think) 2/3s of the states have to approve.
I can’t see that happening here in the liberal-socialist land of the north where Leahy and Sanders have more than 50 years at the public trough!
I find it amazing SO MANY people do not understand "term limits" is not going to happen.
SCOTUS already ruled it unconstitutional and the process for term limits is called an "election"
A great idea. Should have happened 100 years ago.
Of course, we ought to return election of Senators to the respective State Legislatures, too, IMO.
One thing for sure, most of the Senators and Representatives are pure sick social nitwits. Check the likes of Waters, Barneeeee, Pelosi, Waxman, etc., etc., etc.
Massive Citizen’s Arrests for Fraud, Theft and Gross Neglect of Fiduciary Responsibilities.
If we could convince most Americans that the only way to protect us from the special interests using government in a way detrimental to the American People is a return to the idea of a limited government with only the few powers authorized in the Constitution; then we will elect good politicians. The Progressives/Socialists have convinced people that as long as we elect our leaders we have nothing to fear from government and the result has been a complete circumvention of Constitutional limitations.
We have to tie them closer to the folks they were elected to represent. Using a constitutional convention as a vehicle, change the constitution to get their noses out of the federal trough. Congress critters, in both houses, should be paid only by the voters in the state/district they represent. If they do a good job, vote to pay them more. If they perform like the current members do, cut their pay to nil or fire them.
The golden rule: he who has the gold makes the rules.
And, if you amend the Constitution you will have changed what SCOTUS must test against.
An Amendment to create term limits then would be the foundational law of the land. How can SCOTUS find unconstitutional what the people define as constitutional? Seems to me that would be a fuse on a powder keg.
It’s time to take back the country.
If we leave them in place, they will continue to execute their own agendas and the congress will be under their control.
SOLUTION? Two things; ropes & trees.
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