MaggieMae
Reality bits
- Apr 3, 2009
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IMHO i think a great way to keep our representatives and senators in check would be to impose term limits on their service. We current do this for the president (max 2 - 4 year terms) why is this done for congress.
look at this:
currently the longest tenured representative is John Dingell (D - Michigan) he has been serving for 51 years
the longest tenured Senator is Robert Byrd (D - WV) at 52 years
top 10 list
Robert Byrd (H,S) 57 years, 176 days
Carl Hayden (H,S) 56 years, 319 days
John Dingell (H) 54 years, 355 days
Jamie L. Whitten (H) 53 years, 60 days
Daniel Inouye (H,S) 51 years, 104 days
Carl Vinson (H) 50 years, 61 days
Emanuel Celler (H) 49 years, 305 days
Sam Rayburn (H) 48 years, 257 days
Joseph Gurney Cannon (H,I) 48 years, 0 days
Sidney R. Yates (H,I) 48 years, 0 days
really? does someone who has been in congress longer than many people have been alive really represent the people?
I think a reasonable term would be the following:
Senate (3 terms for a total of 18 years)
House (3 terms for a total of 12 years)
Senate and House Combined (4 Terms or a total of 20 years combined)
is this unreasonable?
What universe do you live in? It isn't the same one as rdean, because his universe elects the house every two years, like ours.
WTF rdean? You must be the one from another planet. Uranus?