To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congress does fear TERM LIMITS, but I ask WHY NOT CONGRESS TERM LIMITS?
With Medical Science extending our lives, it is time to limit the terms in Congress. i.e. Representatives to 3 terms & Senators to 2 Terms.
Why is this important?
With Medical Science extending our lives, it is time to limit the terms in Congress. i.e. Representatives to 3 terms & Senators to 2 Terms. While each person is UNIQUE, THANK GOD, no one is irreplaceable & serve longer than their initial energy lasts & benefit from that. At 82, I am still very active, but I do have the Physical Limitations that Age Brings! My 2 Grandfathers lived to 81, outliving my Grandmothers, which is rare, so I have outlived my Grandmothers & I thank GOD for that!
My father lived to 92, but the last 6 were after a Stroke, which meant he was very limited. He read a whole lot & felt we would live up to 200 years, due to Medical Science!
In this nation of over 300 Million People, we should not limit ourselves to our present 435 Representatives and 100 Senators , but bring new SPIRIT to Congress constantly!
Donald Trump wants to make members of Congress step down after a few years. But it's wishful thinking, mostly for these four reasons:
1) The Supreme Court says passing term-limit laws is unconstitutional. In 1995, the Supreme Court decided in a 5 to 4 vote that states or Congress can't just make a law limiting the number of terms members of Congress can serve. The decision essentially wiped off the books term-limit laws that 23 states.
2) Constitutional amendments are really, really, really hard to pass. It requires an agreement by a two-thirds supermajority of Congress and then to be ratified by three-fourths of states, or 38 out of 50. Only 27 proposals out of countless ideas in our country's 240-year history have climbed that steep hill.
3) Many political scientists think term limits are a bad idea. In fact, paradoxically, term limits could increase the power of those who can stay around the Hill for as long as they want: lobbyists.
4) Congress would probably never agree to it (and never has).
Trump is right, imposing term limits on Congress isn't a new idea. Politicians — especially those on the right — have been floating the idea for years as a way to crack down on corruption. The thinking goes that once a lawmaker spends too much time in Washington, he or she becomes part of Washington and incapable of effectively serving people outside of it. So let's put a limit on how long they can be in Washington. Why would lawmakers agree to campaign for a job they're just going to leave in a few years? And of all the reasons Trump's term-limit proposal won't happen, this is probably the most salient: Congress doesn't want it.
These 2 Robert F. Kennedy quotes apply to my PETITION, I believe:
“There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” & “Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” My Father was open to do things, which as many men do “fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” , so I ask WHY NOT CONGRESS TERM LIMITS? After Franklin D. Roosevelt (president, 1933–1945) was the first and only American president to break Washington's tradition successfully. He died in office a few months after starting his fourth term. This gave rise to a successful move in Conngress to formalize the traditional two-term limit by amending the U.S. Constitution. As ratified in 1951, the Twenty-Second Amendment provides that "no person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice". To me, it is unconstitutional to limit only PRESIDENTIAL TERMS!
My Father OLAF was open to do things, which as many men do “fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.”, so I ask WHY NOT CONGRESS TERM LIMITS?
My father lived to 92, but the last 6 were after a Stroke, which meant he was very limited. He read a whole lot & felt we would live up to 200 years, due to Medical Science!
In this nation of over 300 Million People, we should not limit ourselves to our present 435 Representatives and 100 Senators , but bring new SPIRIT to Congress constantly!
Donald Trump wants to make members of Congress step down after a few years. But it's wishful thinking, mostly for these four reasons:
1) The Supreme Court says passing term-limit laws is unconstitutional. In 1995, the Supreme Court decided in a 5 to 4 vote that states or Congress can't just make a law limiting the number of terms members of Congress can serve. The decision essentially wiped off the books term-limit laws that 23 states.
2) Constitutional amendments are really, really, really hard to pass. It requires an agreement by a two-thirds supermajority of Congress and then to be ratified by three-fourths of states, or 38 out of 50. Only 27 proposals out of countless ideas in our country's 240-year history have climbed that steep hill.
3) Many political scientists think term limits are a bad idea. In fact, paradoxically, term limits could increase the power of those who can stay around the Hill for as long as they want: lobbyists.
4) Congress would probably never agree to it (and never has).
Trump is right, imposing term limits on Congress isn't a new idea. Politicians — especially those on the right — have been floating the idea for years as a way to crack down on corruption. The thinking goes that once a lawmaker spends too much time in Washington, he or she becomes part of Washington and incapable of effectively serving people outside of it. So let's put a limit on how long they can be in Washington. Why would lawmakers agree to campaign for a job they're just going to leave in a few years? And of all the reasons Trump's term-limit proposal won't happen, this is probably the most salient: Congress doesn't want it.
These 2 Robert F. Kennedy quotes apply to my PETITION, I believe:
“There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” & “Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” My Father was open to do things, which as many men do “fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” , so I ask WHY NOT CONGRESS TERM LIMITS? After Franklin D. Roosevelt (president, 1933–1945) was the first and only American president to break Washington's tradition successfully. He died in office a few months after starting his fourth term. This gave rise to a successful move in Conngress to formalize the traditional two-term limit by amending the U.S. Constitution. As ratified in 1951, the Twenty-Second Amendment provides that "no person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice". To me, it is unconstitutional to limit only PRESIDENTIAL TERMS!
My Father OLAF was open to do things, which as many men do “fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.”, so I ask WHY NOT CONGRESS TERM LIMITS?