unclejoe
06-05-2005, 11:47 AM
Congressional Term Limits
The founders did not wish to establish a new monarchy. They decided to establish an elected leadership.
Minimum age limits were set during a time when life expectancy was forty-five to fifty years.
Representative 25 years of age and been a citizen of the United States seven years;
Senators 30 years of age and been a citizen of the United States nine years;
Vice president and President 35 years of age and been a resident fourteen years.
Currently, congressional members are not subject to term limitations as are the offices of the vice president and president. This allows for congressmen to, in essence, remain in office indefinitely. Some members of Congress have been in office in excess of 40 years. Others in excess of twenty years.
An aristocracy of politicians and lawyers has come into existance.
Proposal: Limit congressional terms to eighteen years per house.
Senators three terms of six years and Representatives nine terms of two years.
The only exemption:
Representatives: by petition signed (endorsed) by ten percent (one-tenth) of registered voters in home district.
Senators: by twenty percent (one-fifth) of their respective state legislatures.
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AMENDMENT XXX
TO
THE CONSTITUTION
OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SECTION 1. No person shall be elected a Senator to more than three terms,
unless the incumbent receives the endorsement of one-fifth of their state legislature.
SECTION 2. No person shall be elected a Representative to more than nine terms,
unless the incumbent receives the endorsement of one-tenth of the registered voters of their home district.
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The founders did not wish to establish a new monarchy. They decided to establish an elected leadership.
Minimum age limits were set during a time when life expectancy was forty-five to fifty years.
Representative 25 years of age and been a citizen of the United States seven years;
Senators 30 years of age and been a citizen of the United States nine years;
Vice president and President 35 years of age and been a resident fourteen years.
Currently, congressional members are not subject to term limitations as are the offices of the vice president and president. This allows for congressmen to, in essence, remain in office indefinitely. Some members of Congress have been in office in excess of 40 years. Others in excess of twenty years.
An aristocracy of politicians and lawyers has come into existance.
Proposal: Limit congressional terms to eighteen years per house.
Senators three terms of six years and Representatives nine terms of two years.
The only exemption:
Representatives: by petition signed (endorsed) by ten percent (one-tenth) of registered voters in home district.
Senators: by twenty percent (one-fifth) of their respective state legislatures.
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AMENDMENT XXX
TO
THE CONSTITUTION
OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SECTION 1. No person shall be elected a Senator to more than three terms,
unless the incumbent receives the endorsement of one-fifth of their state legislature.
SECTION 2. No person shall be elected a Representative to more than nine terms,
unless the incumbent receives the endorsement of one-tenth of the registered voters of their home district.
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