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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Now if we can only get the same limitation imposed upon congress.
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They already have it. 2 years for Representatives and 6 years for Senators, unless the citizens of the respective states use their constitutional authority and re-elect them.
We may not agree with the decisions of the voting public, but I really don't want to place more restrictions on our dwindling civil rights.
Realize that the term "term limitations" really means that the government is telling the citizens who they can and can't vote for in an election. Is this really what we want?
A better solution is to educate the citizens so that they make informed decisions when it comes to voting. It is not an easy solution, but one I believe is the best.
Term limitations for congress sounds attractive as a short term solution, but I fear that it may be a cure worse than the disease.
What we really want is term limitations for those members we don't like, but no term limitations for those members we do like.
I don't like term limitations for the president, but I understand the historical and practical differences between a president and a member of congress.
Given the choice of one or the other, I would rather eliminate term limitations for elected positions.