Term Limits Should Stay In Office

Living in the present and looking back at the past, we as citizens see what has worked and what can be improved; Congress is a good example of this. Some may say that Congress is a failure and some may be happy and proud of the way it functions and runs our country. For those who do not approve of it, the idea is to start fresh and get new ideas, people and habits into office. With the way Congress works today, that may not be the easiest tasks. In order to make changes in Congress, time is needed; a significant change cannot be made over night and expect it to run smoothly. One of the ways to bring change and settle the debate of whether or not to ‘restart Congress’ is to set term limits on congressional members. There should be term

When the United States was founded, the theme behind the new government was to establish an efficient system without doling out too much power to any one person. The Founders intended to prevent a rebirth of tyranny, which they had just escaped by breaking away from England. However, when members of Congress such as Tom Foley, who served as a Representative from 1964 through 1995, and Jack Brooks, who served as a Representative from 1952 through 1994, remain in the legislative system for over forty years, it is evident that tyranny has not necessarily been eradicated from the United States (Vance, 1994, p. 429). Term limits are a necessity to uphold the Founders’ intentions, to prevent unfair advantages given to incumbents, and to

Congressional terms have no limits. Controversy exists between those who think the terms should be limited and those who believe that terms should remain unlimited. The group that wants to limit the terms argues that the change will promote fresh ideas and reduce the possibility of decisions being made for self-interest. Those who oppose term limits believe that we would sacrifice both the stability and experience held by veteran politicians. They also point out that our election process allows the voter to limit terms, at their discretion. While experience and stability are important considerations, congressional terms should be limited to a maximum of two.

There has been four major law change that affect the way that california is the way today.The first of the four changes is term limits, they change this rule so that there would be no more career politician , but that not the case. In the old rule term limits rules you were allowed to be in the senate for 6 terms and in the assembly for 3 term. Now the term limits you get 12 terms not matter where you are. This new system bring in a lot of advantage, and little disadvantage but there is always false in every system. The advantage to is that it helps to bring in new idea and people that can see thing different. But there also a disadvantage to this by bring in new blood ,we are taking about the season professional that know what they are

A term limit is made prevents government officials from serving for more than a specified number of terms. The

Currently in the United States, we have a system setup where the average citizen is allowed to run for a seat in the House of Representatives or the Senate as long as they meet specific age and citizenship requirements. According to the United States Constitution, “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen (U.S. Archives 1). Additionally the United States Constitution states that, “No Person shall

Term limits have, however, been linked to more efficient legislatures across the country. With term limits, toeing the party line is less important because members of the legislature would not be seeking re-election. There would be less partisan politics and more cooperation in passing legislation that makes a positive impact on the lives of Americans.

There is a lot of argument regarding the issue of term limits, in which a service in elective office after a fixed and specified number of terms is directed. The idea of issuing term limits is not only a damage to the Constitution, but also a quick fix to a problem that may just end up affecting severe outcomes down the line. Authorizing term limits to deal with the corruption among congressmen is not a normal solution. If some parts of the system were dishonest, term limits would basically get cleared of everyone, those upsetting Congress both negatively and positively. At that juncture new representatives are selected and they become corrupt and are soon thrown out, and this cycle of continuing corruption will go on and on for a while, and would not be fixed. Likewise, the fact that term limit gives a

In today’s society I believe the Supreme Court Justices should have term limits. When a president appoints a judge to serve in the Supreme Court he generally picks a judge who is of the same opinion as him regarding the laws. For example, say the President picks a forty something year old Supreme Court Justice, he could be there for the next four decades. Having the same opinions of the law as he had when first appointed forty years ago. I do not think this is the way our countries’ laws should be ruled on. As society changes with every decade that passes, different issues arise at different times.

Throughout America, there has been many talks of the Supreme Court having term limits. This is an idea that has been talked about for a while now. But it is impossible because of the constitution. In article III it states that “The judges, both Supreme Court and interior courts shall hold their offices during good behavior”. So it is reasonable and can be changed into an 18 year proposal. So therefore, having term limits is a good idea because changing judges more often would result in more diversity, changing judges so much decreases health issues and the majority of the Americans favors term limits.

With each new president comes new ideas, new methods, and newer everything. Our Congress is in deep economic trouble right now and they need new ideas fast. Fortunately for us, our current president is almost out of office and a new president is almost here. If there were no term limits, then there would never be any new ideas. When running for re-election, former presidents have an obvious advantage. Most people assume that because they’ve been in office before, they are therefore better than someone who hasn’t and others just don’t want to change anything. Because of that, there will hardly ever be any new presidents, and therefore never any new ideas.

According to Jeffery Karp, “Public opinion polls show a strong support for term limits, and voters have implemented such sentiments by passing initiatives appearing on state ballots”. Public support for term limits comes from an idea of change. There is a distrust and dissatisfaction with the government that the people feel is systemic. The citizens want change and one of the easiest ways is to change who is in charge. By implementing term limits, the people do not have to worry about a professional politician staying in office for decades. Another, important justification for term limits rest with the idea that the political process is faulty. There is a trust divide between the people and the government. Because of this schism there has been a push for a regime change. An increasing amount of people do not trust the government to do what is right. By having fixed term limits, the government would be forced to have new politicians and new ideas that are closer to the voter and in turn increase trust. One final idea of why the people want term limits is in part to ideology. “The professionalization of politics, according to some term limits proponents, has contributed to a burgeoning federal bureaucracy, huge legislative staffs, and undue influence by special interest groups” (Karp).

I do believe we should have a cap on how many terms a congressional member should be able to serve. Many congressional members believe they can do whatever they please, as long as they are able to get reelected. They know that they don't have a limit on terms, so they believe that as long as the can prove to the people they are still working hard at their job, then their is no big if they mess up along the way. They believe their is always a way to clean up their messes. Another reason there should be a cap on how many terms a congressional member is, because change is good. One of the best ways to fix a problem is by having new eyes take a look at it. New congressional member could find a better way to fix a problem, than the congressional

Imposing Congressional term limits for the members of the congress would be a terrific idea. This is because if the Congress knows that their position in Congress is limited, they will get things done. Mark Levin, author of The Liberty Amendment stated that no person may serve more than 12 years as a member of congress. 12 years is enough for Congress to pass new laws. Now if the propose law has not been approved by the other members of the Congress by the time their term is over, then the next person that steps up can continue to pursue the law. No members should stay longer than they are supposed to. The term limit is necessary because there are other people in power that has been there for more than a decade. It's true that some of them

I really hate when others take my right to decide when my elected representatives can no longer represent me. Term limits take that choice away from voters. We already have term limits, it's called a ballot. The majority of voters either really like the person representing them or are too lazy to exercise that very powerful means of limiting how long someone represents them. With all the support many voters give to term limits, it is simply a sign that voters don't want to be bothered with voting responsibly. This type of voter would rather a law be passed to take over that responsibility.