Pros And Cons Of Term Limits

Freedom is the power that allows people to self-determine his or her ideas, it allows people to have the right to act, speak or think without being restraint. The reality of freedom is how individuals see their freedom; for instance, Dr. King got locked in jail for describing his freedom, but others define his freedom differently. Individuals choices, how they want to establish their freedom. One’s person freedom could be someone’s prison. Although people defined that freedom is having unrestricted rights, but limitation create true freedom since it spreads equality to everyone.

Throughout roughly the last one hundred years of U.S. history, one significant way lawmakers have attempted to address corruption within the government has been by implementing stricter regulations on the campaign finance system, while opponents of these regulations have argued they do not prevent corruption and have characterized them as limitations on freedom of speech guaranteed by the Constitution. From this, we see the problem is a tension between Congress’s authority to regulate and maintain fair and democratic elections and a disproportionate focus on freedom of speech.

The United States has three branches of government, one of which is the Legislative Branch. In the Legislative branch consists The House of Representatives, and the Senate, together they form what’s known as Congress. Times change, so should American politicians! Many people assume the power in the government lies with the president---it lies with Congress. Congress holds the power to declare wars, write laws, impeach the president, levies taxes, and controls most of the government’s spending (Phillips, Todd). Congressmen and women, once sworn in, serve two years before another candidate can be re-elected, but most of Congress spend term after term in power. The U.S and congressional districts don’t thrive under extensive time in office. That’s why Congress needs term limits, they spend too long in office. Corruption reeks in American politics, the longer politicians stay in office the “swamp” grows even larger in Washington D.C. Change is what brings new opportunities, and new opportunities are scarce within the U.S because Congress is the problem.

President George Washington knew that a lot of his accomplishments would be viewed as precedents. As being the first President, he set numerous precedents, a significant number of which are still being implemented today. He chose to be called Mr. President as opposed to the title of being called a King, he then created the Presidential Cabinet, established the term limit of two terms for Presidency and was first President to create foreign policy.

In 1995, the Supreme Court decided the landmark case U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton. The court ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution. After the recent ballot measure adding an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that denied ballot access to any federal Congressional candidate having already served three terms in the U.S. House or two terms in the U.S. Senate, was challenged on the grounds that the new restrictions amounted to an unwarranted expansion of the specific qualifications for membership in Congress enumerated in the U.S. Constitution: “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five

The quality of judges would without a doubt increase if they were appointed. However, I do not agree with the idea of judges being appointed. When looking at the partisan aspect you notice several possible issues with one issue being, is that individual the right person to do the job. Partisan election of judges allows for an individual that may not be as qualified for the job to be elected into the position. Nevertheless the partisan election of judges gives the voters what they want based on party affiliation along with qualifications. Appointing the judges on the other hand would only benefit that particular party affiliation. The outcome of judges being appointed would ultimately bring more harm than good. The plus for appointments would

Gerrymandering is a process where the ruling political party uses the map of their state to draw lines that create voting districts in favor of their party. The result of this is that it doesn’t reflect the voters political views. For about 200 years the government has used gerrymandering during political elections and it continues to be used today (King, Elizabeth) . But recently gerrymandering has become more controversial because people feel that it has taken away their rights as a voter and it swings the votes to one side by a big percentage. Current cases are before the courts to decide if gerrymandering is legal. Some states have been discussing whether it should still be allowed during elections. “Many efforts are underway to remedy this political

Congressional gridlock is not an uncommon thing in congress. Congressional gridlock happens when there is difficulty passing a law that is trying to satisfy the needs of the people. Gridlock often makes us feel stuck. Neither political party can reach an agreement to enforce a law on an issue, therefore they continue to meet and discuss until a conclusion is made. Gridlock is also referred to as “deadlock” or “political stalemate” because it is almost as if there is nothing either party can do. Congressional gridlock is a very common thing in our legislature among issues like immigration, health care, gun violence, national defense, etc. Gridlock is something that will always be an issue as long as there are two opposing political parties.

This is the case in that one main reason against the term limits is, “When one’s terms are up in one office, that politician can run for another office…” (Weeks). The results of this would lead for more experienced government officials to voice their opinions through what they have learned from the past. Not to mention, with their help some knowledge and insight could be passed on to fellow officials causing for an overall stronger government to be put to work. A similar idea to this is members to be able to stay as long as possible in government until they are not doing their job. This statement can be backed up by the fact that, “…historically the incumbent is re-elected 90% of the time” (Weeks). To make this complete, it leaves almost no chance for new members to enter congress due to how well known the previous congress member is. Not to mention that, if and when a congress member starts to fail his or her duties, it makes it easier for newly elected officials to take their spot as soon as possible. Resulting in a faster fix for the error that was in

I believe that all members of the Texas legislature should be term-limited. I think that since the President of the United States has term-limited. It would only be fair that all branches within the government to practice term-limited as well. So far, there has only been fifteen states that practice term-limited (Maine, California, Colorado, Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, South Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Louisiana, and Nevada).

I have always contended that the President has little or no power. Or maybe a better way to say this is that he has the powers the US Constitution allows him to have, checked by the other branches of government and he can exercise them with the blessing of the US citizens. So his powers are very limited.

With term limit there is less time for a member of congress be corrupted by reelection campaigns and work harder on the issues that the people the represent wish to have worked on, and if not eventually even with reelection the will be out of congress. I believe term limits would correlate with higher congressional approval ratings, and I also believe higher congressional approval ratings would cause the voting population to be more passionate on who represents them because the know there is a much higher chance of their representative actually representing them, causing higher voter turnout. This is a succinct summary of why I believe congressional term limits should be the next constitutional amendment. I will end this essay noting that a much deeper examination must be done on this subject nationally and culturally so that we the people can formulate an answer to keep The Republic from becoming “The

In 2010, Missouri’s 7th Congressional District elected Republican Representative Billy Long to office. Representative Long triumphed over his Democratic opponent by receiving 63% of the popular vote, which translates to 141,010 votes. Interestingly, the Republican primary election in 2010 was more closely contested than the general election. Similar election results occurred in 2012 as well. Billy Long would defeat Jim Evans, his Democratic opponent with again approximately 63% of the votes. However this time, the 63% of the voting translated to 203,565. This speaks of the voter turnout in this district. Representative Long

What would result from the repeal of the 22nd amendment? Would we be forced to submit to a dictatorship? Or would we be blessed with an illustrious leader? Would we be willing to take that risk? The 22nd amendment states that, “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice...” Recent discussions and proposals have been put forth to repeal or modify the amendment. No person should have that opportunity to surrender to the charms of power. Two four year terms should be more than enough time to make a positive change for the nation.

1791 was the year everything changed in the American government. The Bill of Rights was an important addition to the Constitution and was the very reason for its ratification. It clearly states the rights that American citizens have and it is the duty of the government to enforce these rights. However, even with the Bill of Rights, more amendments have been needed over the course of our history. The Constitution has changed with the times. It is widely known that the 22nd amendment was implemented to limit the power of the executive branch to a two-term presidency, but this essay argues that it was passed largely due to biases in Congress at that time. During his 12-year stint as president, Franklin D. Roosevelt passed an unparalleled amount