Why does anyone want to take away my right to vote for the Congressional representative of my choice?
You can vote for anyone you want who would still be eligible to run.... no one's taking away your choice.
Except that you would be taking away from who could run, thus limiting choices.
Age, health, and the will to serve also takes away who could or would run. :shrug:
Absolutely not. I should be able to vote for who I choose, regardless of how long he has served in office. Telling me I can't vote for an effective legislator because he has been around for 6 whole years is a terrible idea.
Here is a silly idea: don't like a politician, vote them out.
You can vote for anyone you want who would still be eligible to run.... no one's taking away your choice.
If this were coupled with no jobs in any industry in which the congress person was a committee member on for life, then yes.
Otherwise, what is the point? Bribery will still happen.
Yes, I support term limits - I think presidential limits and Congressional limits should match (2 of 4) . . . just alternate the years they rotate out.
Question:
A 2012 Presidential candidate (could be (R) or (D)) during the general election campaign and says they will push for and institute Congressional term limits:
House of Representatives: No more than 6 consecutive terms and not more than 10 total terms per person (20 years total)
Senate: No more than 2 consecutive terms and not more than 3 total terms per person (18 years total)
How about we put them on criminal trial after the way Sparta used to to do to its kings?