Republicans introduce joint resolution proposing Congress Term Limit Amendment

[martybegan]

Power grabs by unelected, unaccountable lifetime appointees is freedom?

This isn't a power grab. It's telling the legislature to do it's job, and not pass the buck to the executive.

 

[jc456]

Changing the terms of Congress requires a Constiutional amendment.

This is just a show for the rubes.

evidence you truly are a stupid douche. The OP is discussing just that. So you post this stupidity in a thread about........................................................... Congress presenting a constitutional amendment. DOH!

 

[Nostra]

Next time read the fucking article. This is a resolution PROPOSING an Amendment you dumb fuck.

Lil Timmy has never once bothered to get informed on a topic before spouting off and exposing his ignorance.

 

[Marener]

This isn't a power grab. It's telling the legislature to do it's job, and not pass the buck to the executive.

Nonsense. It gives the courts veto authority on executive power, to be exercised at their discretion for political purposes.

The legislature always had the power to reign in executive rule making. They don’t need the courts to tell them that.

 

[there4eyeM]

The excesses of campaign spending are much more important, but this would be a good thing as well.

 

[22lcidw]

Since the 17th amendment ratified there were 7 Senators who became President. With many who ran who competed against each other. Two became Senators from death of the previous one. Harding was the first President who was a Senator after the 17th amendment instituted. Since 1960, 28 years were from former Federal Senators. Federal Senators who could have allegiances to what lobbies and rich people paid them off to be. This with the elected federal senators having the same allegiances. With George Senior and Geoge W. that is another 12 years of so so.

 

[martybegan]

Nonsense. It gives the courts veto authority on executive power, to be exercised at their discretion for political purposes.

The legislature always had the power to reign in executive rule making. They don’t need the courts to tell them that.

The courts have always had that ability, it's their reason to exist under Madison V Marbury.

They also have the ability to tell the legislature to firm up their lawmaking, they gave that up under Chevron wrongly, now they have taken it back.

 

[Marener]

The courts have always had that ability, it's their reason to exist under Madison V Marbury.

They also have the ability to tell the legislature to firm up their lawmaking, they gave that up under Chevron wrongly, now they have taken it back.

They didn’t so long as Chevron was controlling precedent.

You do seem the love government power grabs when it’s your side doing it.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Better to repeal the 17th Amendment...This would have the effect of defacto term limits in the Senate.

Addition by subtraction.

It doesn't work like that. You know it doesn't.

 

[martybegan]

They didn’t so long as Chevron was controlling precedent.

You do seem the love government power grabs when it’s your side doing it.

Chevron was them giving away what was always theirs.

Removing it now gives them back what they always had, and makes the legislature be more specific when it makes laws instead of telling the executive "figure it out"

 

[toobfreak]

Happens a lot more often than turnover in the District of Criminals.

I like the bill. I would favor it making it effective on all existing members that if you have already served your term limits, you must retire and be replaced at the end of your current term. That would eliminate:

• Chuck Schummer
• Dick Durbin
• Mitch McConnell
• Nancy Pelosi
• Charley Rangel
• Steny Hoyer
• Henry Waxman

to name a few.

 

[g5000]

Republicans introduce joint resolution proposing Congress Term Limit Amendment​

Meanwhile, President-elect Mussolini hints at repealing the 22nd Amendment.

 

[Marener]

Chevron was them giving away what was always theirs.

Removing it now gives them back what they always had, and makes the legislature be more specific when it makes laws instead of telling the executive "figure it out"

The unelected and unaccountable courts decide what their power is and the more they grab for conservatives the happier you are.

God forbid we let the people have a voice in the matter.

This repeal is a political weapon. Guess who it’s going to be used against?

 

[martybegan]

Meanwhile, President-elect Mussolini hints at repealing the 22nd Amendment.

Which would be the proper way for him to serve a 3rd term.

And has as much chance of passing as you getting rid of your TDS.

 

[martybegan]

The unelected and unaccountable courts decide what their power is and the more they grab for conservatives the happier you are.

God forbid we let the people have a voice in the matter.

This repeal is a political weapon. Guess who it’s going to be used against?

The overriding deep state?

Yes, use it against them, over and fucking over.

 

[WorldWatcher]

I doubt that it will go anywhere, but this is the right way to do things.

MSN



They make it a 7 year delay to avoid any ex post facto implications.

Personally I would allow 12 years in congress, but this is a good start.

We don't have a term limits problem, we have an incumbancy problem.

The system has to much emphasis on the current occupant of the office working toward reelection (pandering for money, special interests, etc.) instead of doing their job.

So instead of term limits we need Incumbancy Limits:

• No Federal Elected office holder can run for or be elected to the same or any other federal office in back to back terms. (President, Vice President, Senate, House)
• The holder of a Federal Office must be out of office for at least 1 year from the date of an election to be eligible to run for an elected Fedral Office.
• Current holders of elected Federal Office cannot raise money, campiagn for, or form any type of election committee or PAC for future office while in office.

Simply put you do one term, then leave. If you want to get elected again start from scratch. Remove the incumbency advantage.

WW

 

[g5000]

Which would be the proper way for him to serve a 3rd term.

And has as much chance of passing as you getting rid of your TDS.

Of course you Trumptards suffer no cognitive dissonance whatsoever in pushing for congressional term limits while supporting a lifetime presidency for your orange Mussolini.

After all, that would require actual cognition.

 

[BULLDOG]

Then there's the case that could be made that the big businesses would be more in charge than bought off senators.

Big business bought those senators.

 

[martybegan]

We don't have a term limits problem, we have an incumbancy problem.

The system has to much emphasis on the current occupant of the office working toward reelection (pandering for money, special interests, etc.) instead of doing their job.

So instead of term limits we need Incumbancy Limits:

• No Federal Elected office holder can run for or be elected to the same or any other federal office in back to back terms. (President, Vice President, Senate, House)
• The holder of a Federal Office must be out of office for at least 1 year from the date of an election to be eligible to run for an elected Fedral Office.
• Current holders of elected Federal Office cannot raise money, campiagn for, or form any type of election committee or PAC for future office while in office.

Simply put you do one term, then leave. If you want to get elected again start from scratch. Remove the incumbency advantage.

WW

I think the founders intended some re-election, at least in the house. I think a two term senate limit, and a 12 year house limit allows for experience as well as proper turnover.

 

[martybegan]

Of course you Trumptards suffer no cognitive dissonance whatsoever in pushing for congressional term limits while supporting a lifetime presidency for your orange Mussolini.

After all, that would require actual cognition.

I actually support keeping the two term Presidential limit.

What I am saying is Trump asking for the amendment to be repealed if he wanted to run for a 3rd term is the proper way to do things.