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Term limits of congress, senate and supreme court

Why Is This Idea Important?: Washington needs new blood and needs to weed out the corrupt representatives on both side of the political isle.

As it stands now, a policitian/judge in either department of government can comfortably rely on a lifetime of being elected if they are in a district who support what they do. Let's say I am a republican/conservative/libertarian/independant and unfortunately I have a very liberal democrat representative in congress. I may not agree with any of the issues he is voting yes to, but there is nothing I can do. If I happen to be a minority in this district (politically) I might have to live with this same representative being voted in over and over because perhaps the really radical liberals love the fact that he is bringing in pork/ear marks by the billions for them to pursue agendas I find to be corrupt? If there is a term limit of two years for each member, including justices of the supreme court, then I and others might have a chance of getting someone elected who will value my ideas, it would be a cycle of radicals or conservatives, but at least it would be fair. Example is of Murtha (D) who gets more pork/ear marks for his distract than any other in office. He gets billions for his "airport to nowhere," but keeps getting elected because he gets billions to certain contractors or organizations who will keep him elected. This is criminal and should be stopped.

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Submitted by chloe_658 2 years ago

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  1. Vicky Rodgers said:

    Ron Paul is a great congressman and he is in the house since a very long time. There should not be limits for that... let the people choose!!!

    For the Supreme Court, I agree with you.

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  2. luvwith said:

    Chloe: With all the outrages the republicans foisted on us when they had control of congress you chose:

    "Example is of Murtha (D) who gets more pork/ear marks for his distract than any other in office. He gets billions for his "airport to nowhere," but keeps getting elected because he gets billions to certain contractors or organizations who will keep him elected. This is criminal and should be stopped."

    Really? Airport to nowhere? Is that even possible?

    Judging from your other comments supporting John McCain and badmouthing Obama and now Murtha, it's pretty clear you are a wingnut conservative and your ideas should be left on the trash heap of history along with all the small government, free market, deregulation clap-trap that got us where we are today. I'm sure if the wingnuts were back in control you'd be agruing for 20 year senate terms and lifetime appointments for republicans.

    2 years ago
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  3. metropol_47 said:

    I disagree with the Supreme Court idea. Those offices are uniquely suited to long-term roles. Some term limits could be effective, however, for congress...much more than only 2 years though.

    2 years ago
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  4. kdtroxel said:

    Love the idea of Supreme Court Term limits, but in order to do this the presidental appointment power would have to be modified. I am not sure that appointment power should be a matter of a public vote or congressional determination. If Roe v Wade was a none issue, in that it cannot ever be touched, as in 28th amendment, then supreme court term limits could be possible. The current supreme court under the Bush Jr. Administartion sure dropped the ball on the constitutional interpretation and enforcement.

    2 years ago
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