If the government is <\/i>not <\/i><\/b>irreparably broken, then how can we fix it?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
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Priority #1:\u00a0 congressional term limits.<\/p>\n
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Several of you have publicly and privately affirmed the above; the first step to fixing our broken government is to establish term limits for the elect.\u00a0 The length of each term should be debated.\u00a0 Presidents are given a maximum of 8 elected years.\u00a0 I believe a reasonable approach is 12 years for senators \u2014 meaning 2 elected terms \u2014 and 8-12 years for representatives \u2014 meaning 4-6 terms.\u00a0 If 8-12 years is not long enough to complete one\u2019s job, then perhaps one is in the wrong job.<\/p>\n
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In preparation for suggested priority #1, I sought conservative, liberal, and independent opinion \u2014 gleaning insights from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, BalancedPolitics.org, and RestartCongress.org among others.\u00a0 Utilizing several of their articulations, let me offer the following reasons for\u00a0congressional term limits:<\/p>\n
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The bottom line is that term limits would help restore ample respect for Congress.<\/b><\/p>\n
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One more thing that was eye-opening to me during this research process was the answer to the following question:\u00a0 who typically opposes<\/i> term limits?\u00a0 What people groups seem to be most against the concept \u2014 especially when you look at the substantial, ethical reasons above?<\/p>\n
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Primarily in opposition to term limits are political scientists, lobbyists and special interests, and the elect themselves.\u00a0 The concern among some political scientists is that amateurs may end up running the government.\u00a0 But the lobbyists? … the special interest groups?\u00a0 They see their influence as potentially lesser.\u00a0 The elect?\u00a0 They like being in office.<\/p>\n
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Term limits, hence, are priority #1.<\/p>\n
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Respectfully,<\/p>\n
AR<\/p>\n
If the government is not irreparably broken, then how can we fix it?\u00a0 Priority #1:\u00a0 congressional term limits. Several of you have publicly and privately affirmed the above; the first step to fixing our broken government is to establish term limits for the elect.\u00a0 The length of each term should be debated.\u00a0 Presidents … <\/p>\n