Ignore term, age limits. Let voters decide.
House Democrats recently met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss term limits for leadership positions.
We do have term limits. The voters. If the voters in my state don’t have a problem with someone serving until they are 90, that’s up to us. Not anyone else. You could also make the argument that some people shouldn’t be serving at 50 while others can still be valuable at 80.
Andy Hapka
Term limits should not be based on age. But the Supreme Court needs limits just like the executive branch! Fresh ideas and new ways of approaching issues are needed, and we need to eliminate the attitude of entitlement.
Larry Holland
Yes and yes to age restrictions and term limits. Two terms max for all representatives in government, not just at the federal level. And once you’ve done two terms, you can’t jump to another branch and do two more. Michael Quinn
Term limits mean we always have people with less experience, so that’s not a good idea. We complain when people stay in office, and assume that it results in corrupt politicians, but really we should be making the corruption illegal by stopping corporations from being able to donate to politicians at all.
Mark Langman
That’s what the electorate is for. I would set term limits for judges and other offices for which the person isn’t elected but is appointed. Matthew Radican Much respect to our elders, but the age limit is a great idea, as well as term limits regardless of age. Congress will act more often for what is right for the country, instead of focusing on keeping their jobs for as long as they can.
Tom Lillis
So you want to further restrict the rights of voters? They don’t have to elect people for more than two terms. They do not have to elect them after a certain age. They choose freely to do so.
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