To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Amendment to Congressional Term Lengths
To reduce the influence of campaign contributions on the operation of Congress, we must increase the term of Representatives to 4 years, and Senators to 8 years. The extended terms would allow for more time to focus on business of Government instead of re-election needs. Concurrently, a term limit of 24 years should also be introduced, to ensure an influx of new ideas at least once a generation.
Why is this important?
Congressional gridlock has prevented necessary action by our Government for nearly 40 years. This term length change could provide the elected representatives of the People true freedom to focus on finding solutions to our collective needs through time free from campaigning. If we elect even number districts in the Presendential election year, and odd numbers in the midterms, only half of Congress will ever be distracted from work by election needs, maintaining a more consistant working environment in Washington, DC.