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Agreed. And 92% of Republicans favor background checks for all gun buyers. So why don't we have such "common sense" gun laws? Becauses when the laws are actually written, reality sets in.As I've said before, about 80% of Americans favor such things as term limits for Congress and a balanced budget of some sort.
Do you believe in democracy or don't you? None of these two agendas will go anywhere without the Article V movement. It is either support the movement or watch democracy continue to get crushed.
Congress once cited corruption as the reason for limiting terms for the President. How are they any better? It is truly laughable.
As for Term Limits, I agree. However, most of those 80% of voters mostly want the other guys to be term limited, not their own.
FWIW, what term limits would you set? One term? Good luck getting anyone but the unemployed to give up their career for two years as a Rep or six years for a Senator. Two terms? Same thing, although more people may look at Senator. Both currently make about $174K/year, but giving up a lucrative career for just a couple years would mostly appeal to those who don't have lucrative careers such as the unemployed, those wearing paper hats and those living in trailer homes, ghetto tenements and the like.
IMHO, I'd set a limit of 5 terms for Reps and 2 terms for Senators.
So what do you have against the unemployed and those who can't find work?
Maybe we need more of those in Washington instead of ivory tower millionaires who don't have a clue or even care about those out of work?
I see no reason why those in the Senate should serve the same number of years now that they are elected directly by the public as those in the House are. The intent by the Founders was to have the House represent the people and the Senate to represent the states, however, Progs destroyed this by amending the Constitution so that the states no longer appoint those in the Senate.
In fact, why even have a Senate?
As for what should be proposed the sky is the limit with the added knowledge that 2/3 of the states must ratify it.
Looking at demographics, most of the country is conservative which is why most Dims are nervous about the movement, but that does not mean they cannot participate and put their 2 cents in.