11 US Senators Introduce a Term Limits Amendment
Phil Blumel, President of U.S. Term Limits, had this to say about the amendment, “The waves of change that have hit Washington, DC over the past couple of election cycles would be meaningful if those who lead Congress and its committees weren’t standard political insiders with little connection remaining to those who they were elected to serve. Today, Senator DeMint and 10 Senate Republicans have taken a bold step to change the culture of corruption and entitlement in our nation’s capitol.”
According to a Fox News poll conducted in September of 2010, 78% of Americans support congressional term limits.
“The myth that professional legislators are needed to deal with the complexity of government today is exposed by the $14.3 trillion national debt hole that has been created by the very professional politicians who make this argument. We can no longer afford career politicians who defer tough decisions to commissions and other non-elected bodies. Limiting terms will allow citizen legislators to come to Washington, DC, fix the problems and then go home to resume their lives, instead of becoming encamped in the cloistered world inside the DC Beltway,” Blumel said.
Passage of the Constitutional Amendment requires a two-thirds vote of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives followed by passage in 37 states. It is anticipated that a companion bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives.
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5 Comments:
That's nuts...We already have term limits, it's called ELECTIONS! These perpetual politicians just need to regulate more and more (regardless of party). Like hate crime...DUUH. Crime is crime... The victims are normally never loved!!
About time for term limits!
Serving in Congress or the Senate should be for love of country NOT love of power or money.
And it should be retroactive, if you are a senator and have over 12yrs you are out, if you are a congressman and have over 6 yrs, out! No lifetime pension or healthcare benefits. Stop living off the taxpayers teets!
They should take responsibility for their your own lives, the taxpayers already support too many slackers!
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