Would you support term limits for congressmen? Why or why not?
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The only problem with term limits is that we can lose valuable experience during times that experience is critical. BUT, we do need some means that puts public servants back into elected positions rather than professional politicians who make up a permanent political class. Even with term limits, it will just continue to replace itself.
What we need to do is take the money out of it:
I support a Constitutional Amendment that specifies:
1. Each senator and representative will be provided a salary sufficient to live as median Americans do in the Washington DC area plus some extra for the expense of maintaining two median range residences--one in DC and one in the home state. If they increase their salaries they must publicize that in the mainstream media and cannot receive an increase until the following election.
2. Each senator and representative will fund his/her own 401k or IRA or whatever out of his/her salary and will purchase and pay for his/her own private health insurance from whatever is available to the general public. We might provide an amount up to a specified cap as matching funds for the 401k and/or health insurance which would likely be available in the private sector, but once the senator or representative leaves office, he/she will take whatever is accumulated in the 401K and will receive no pension or other funds from the public treasury. That will end the accumulation of massive amounts of wealth at the taxpayer expense the longer the person stays in office while not prohibiting those of more limited means from running for office.
3. Except in the case of major disasters, all in the federal government--elected, appointed, or hired--are prohibited from passing any legislation, regulation, or rule or otherwise using the public treasury to benefit any person, group, private business or corporate entity, constituency, state or demographic that does not benefit all. A reasonable time for implementation will be provided to allow an orderly and humane transfer of social responsibilities to the various states.
4. All campaign funds must come from U.S. citizens living within the state the senator or representative represents. Limits on campaign contributions may be imposed by the various states for their own candidates. Political parties and super pacs or similar groups who raise funds may use them to praise, promote, or criticize specific policies, programs, and initiatives but cannot be used on behalf of or targeting any specific candidate other than in the most general way such as X, X, and X supported or voted for this program policy and X and X oppose it. That kind of thing as education to the public.
5. No member of Congress or any federal appointee or any employee may exempt himself/herself from the laws, regulations, and/or rules passed for any citizen or citizens.
6. Any person, licensed organization or entity, including those in government, has the right to sue media for putting out unsourced or unsubstantiated or deliberately distorted/erroneous information that impacts character, reputation, or livelihood. In other words, libel and slander laws will become federal law.
Do this and we will be electing honest public servants to high office again and there will be no need for term limits.