Term Limits
Same show, different day.
Trump has repeatedly said he supports term limits for members of Congress (often proposing 3 House terms and 2 Senate terms). Several constitutional amendment resolutions have been introduced in Congress to do this, but they’re currently stalled in committee with no meaningful progress.
To actually impose term limits on Congress, it would require a constitutional amendment, which means2/3 of both the House and Senate would have to approve it, and then 3/4 of state legislatures (38 states) would have to ratify it. That’s an extremely high bar, and no such amendment has ever come close to passing.
Separately, Trump has at times floated ideas about serving more than two presidential terms, but the 22nd Amendment clearly limits presidents to two elected terms. Changing that would require the same amendment process.
So at this point there’s political rhetoric and proposals on paper, but no real legislative momentum.
Curious what you all think? Should it be a priority? Does it have any chance?
Personally, I am sick of reps making the people work for them versus them working for the people, yet I am very nervous of the house and senate being filled with young, dumb Mandamis.
Same show, different day.
Trump has repeatedly said he supports term limits for members of Congress (often proposing 3 House terms and 2 Senate terms). Several constitutional amendment resolutions have been introduced in Congress to do this, but they’re currently stalled in committee with no meaningful progress.
To actually impose term limits on Congress, it would require a constitutional amendment, which means2/3 of both the House and Senate would have to approve it, and then 3/4 of state legislatures (38 states) would have to ratify it. That’s an extremely high bar, and no such amendment has ever come close to passing.
Separately, Trump has at times floated ideas about serving more than two presidential terms, but the 22nd Amendment clearly limits presidents to two elected terms. Changing that would require the same amendment process.
So at this point there’s political rhetoric and proposals on paper, but no real legislative momentum.
Curious what you all think? Should it be a priority? Does it have any chance?
Personally, I am sick of reps making the people work for them versus them working for the people, yet I am very nervous of the house and senate being filled with young, dumb Mandamis.
Term Limits
Same show, different day.
Trump has repeatedly said he supports term limits for members of Congress (often proposing 3 House terms and 2 Senate terms). Several constitutional amendment resolutions have been introduced in Congress to do this, but they’re currently stalled in committee with no meaningful progress.
To actually impose term limits on Congress, it would require a constitutional amendment, which means2/3 of both the House and Senate would have to approve it, and then 3/4 of state legislatures (38 states) would have to ratify it. That’s an extremely high bar, and no such amendment has ever come close to passing.
Separately, Trump has at times floated ideas about serving more than two presidential terms, but the 22nd Amendment clearly limits presidents to two elected terms. Changing that would require the same amendment process.
So at this point there’s political rhetoric and proposals on paper, but no real legislative momentum.
Curious what you all think? Should it be a priority? Does it have any chance?
Personally, I am sick of reps making the people work for them versus them working for the people, yet I am very nervous of the house and senate being filled with young, dumb Mandamis.
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