Sorry but Grassley and McConnell need to go.
Term Limits Now
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The voters can vote for the next person after someone term limits out.
Senile geriatrics belong in old folks homes, not in Congress.
Her district is right by me. She does have a school named after her in the school district I live in ! (Northwest ISD).
kaygranger.house.gov
Our District | Congresswoman Kay Granger
Meh, term limits give too much power to lobbyists and bureaucrats. A better solution would be campaign finance reform.
The U.S. Congress, President, Supreme Court Justices need
both age limits and term limits. The age limit should be 75 yrs.
old. Term limits for Congress: 12 years for Senators and 10
years for Representatives, President already has 2 term limit.
Supreme Court Justices should be limited to 15 years of service.
Bottom Line: All of us need to admit that 75 years old is a good
time to retire from public life in Washington D.C. Term limits
would eliminate those people who want to spend 25 or 35 years
as life long career politicians. Too many have abused the public
trust and lasted over 40 years.
both age limits and term limits. The age limit should be 75 yrs.
old. Term limits for Congress: 12 years for Senators and 10
years for Representatives, President already has 2 term limit.
Supreme Court Justices should be limited to 15 years of service.
Bottom Line: All of us need to admit that 75 years old is a good
time to retire from public life in Washington D.C. Term limits
would eliminate those people who want to spend 25 or 35 years
as life long career politicians. Too many have abused the public
trust and lasted over 40 years.
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I’m good with age limits
A ban on partisan gerrymandering would be nice also.
Personally, I'd be okay with a service limit - 30 years and out, or something like that.
It's not really about how long someone serves, it's more about the nature of the business politics has become.
Our representatives were to be public servants, professionals first, politicians as a service to their country. With career politicians, lobbyists and special interest seek allies with politicians in the form of lavish "perks," donations, kickbacks, etc. politicians are bought and sold like commodities.
With term limits, it would greatly reduce the value of those investments for those who pull the strings of politicians through money.
Term limits won't totally solve the issue, but it will reduce the level of corruption in politics.
We the people will be beneficiaries, with fewer lifelong politicians and more people taking a break from their careers in service if their country.
But can’t vote for the long termer they want to retain.
Do you oppose minimum age limits to serve as President or as a Senator? Should voters decide?
What percentage of people in their 80's still have all of their faculties? If you're going to be 76 before the next election you're done with respect to any federal office. Same for judges. Mandatory retirement at age 75.
Oh and same for HBOT. GTFOOH you old ****ers!
Oh and same for HBOT. GTFOOH you old ****ers!
Phony Joni Ernst previously inidcated she would only serve 12 years (2 terms). Anyone want to wager she runs again?
Minimum age limits? Same or?
Should all members be subject to yearly independent cognitive testing?
I believe age limits are arbitrary in nature. Every person is different.
Term limits is a much better approach.
Do you oppose minimum age limits to serve as President or as a Senator? Should voters decide?
No, I do not oppose them.
There a difference between keeping someone out and throwing them out.
It’s a fair comeback though.
No, I do not oppose them.
There a difference between keeping someone out and throwing them out.
It’s a fair comeback though.
Yes. I'll take Joni as Vance's VP candidate. If I win, you buy me a lottery ticket every week for a year, so $52. If you win, you're lucky and don't get anything.
I can't work past 65. Is that discrimination?
Should there be age limits on voting? If there's there's a blanket assumption that, say, 75 is too old to productively serve in Congress, perhaps it is too old to select political representation. Old folks won't be around to live with the long-term consequences of their choices, after all.
Will be interested to see if there are criminal conspiracy charges for covering this up. A lot of people continued to make money off of her while hiding where she was. Half a year of congressional salary to her family. A lot of staffers keeping their jobs without having to do nearly as much work.
This is seriously shady stuff. So of course everyone will get away with it scot free.
This is seriously shady stuff. So of course everyone will get away with it scot free.
Age restrictions for public office and proof of citizenship to vote.
That used to be a good thought. The power of incumbency, and everything that entails, now overrides the power of the voters.
Power needs to be taken back for voters.
The one thing I agree with OP on. I have a problem with career politicians. Give em 8/12/16 years, but at some point go contribute to society.
I don’t hate it, but i feel like that would be harder to hold up to a court challenge than a service limit.
Another reason I’d like to get rid of the gerrymander - have all states have to draw state/federal districts by nonpartisan committees.
At least try to give voters a better chance to vote out incumbents.
Hell, at some point you’d think they’d want to spend time with their grandkids!
PF…
We already have term limits.. they are called elections! Elections show the mentality of the electorate. They do not really reflect of the candidates running for office. Perhaps we need to mandate some sort of voter eligibility test instead?
Your argument is a tired old dead-asses populist argument. Let’s put the responsibility for “failed candidates” where it belongs…. On the voters!
We already have term limits.. they are called elections! Elections show the mentality of the electorate. They do not really reflect of the candidates running for office. Perhaps we need to mandate some sort of voter eligibility test instead?
Your argument is a tired old dead-asses populist argument. Let’s put the responsibility for “failed candidates” where it belongs…. On the voters!
Gerrymandering is a talking point. Drawing up districts is the job of the those elected in their states. It's the essence of democracy.
