Posted on 10/18/2016 7:19:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Donald Trumps Washington is shaping up to look a lot like a boardroom scene from The Apprentice.
The GOP nominee on Tuesday told supporters here that he plans to tell the entrenched guard of Congress youre fired, continuing his ethics reform push by advocating for term limits on members of Congress that would further drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. [ ]
Trump at a rally later said his proposal would limit House members to 6 years (3 terms) and Senate members to 12 years (2 terms).
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“Everyone knows a president cant fire a member of Congress.”
Even Trump, which is why he addressed it as legislation that needs to be passed, not an edict handed down.
Let Trump be Trump, it’s our best way to make sure he’ll win,
Agreed. To start, he should demand that Congress not exempt themselves from the laws they pass.
In addition, every 50 years there should be a “Jubilee”, in which from that point on no previous congressman or senator can run again. This will bring a reset. Otherwise senior representatives will carry the power and traditions will carry on.
It will never pass. Do you really think Congress is going to vote term limits for itself? Not on your life.
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