"X ` Man" wrote in message
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On 10/30/11 8:01 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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I think that congressional term limits are something a high percentage
of the population would agree on - left, right and moderate. How do
we get it enacted? It might actually bring the country together for
a change.

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Indeed, the overwhelming majority of both Republican and Democratic
voters support Congressional term limits.
Problem is, it will take a Constitutional Amendment to accomplish. The
largest group(s) that oppose term limits
include the incumbents, big business that are in bed with them and ...
(sorry Harry) ... labor unions.
Even if seriously proposed, I believe it takes a 2/3rds majority vote to
pass. Fat chance.

So ... voters be dammed. It won't happen by legislation in Congress. The
only way to impose term limits is for
us peons to vote them out once in a while instead of continuously
electing the same corrupt *******s to another
term. Means we need more Independent voters who vote the person rather
than Democrats and Republicans that just vote the party.





It would be difficult but easier to get the big bucks out of politics,
by severely restricting lobbying and donations.

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Maybe somewhat "easier" but still would be opposed by lawmakers for the same
reason term limits would be opposed.
Career politicians makes for corrupt politicians and we have a Congress full
of them on both sides.
It's really no longer a question of "ease". It's a question of "how" and
the only realistic way is for voters to stop
automatically re-electing them.

Stop and think about it for a second. Almost all of the controversial
issues .... political and economic .... would
be much easier to solve if we didn't have such a partisan system. Boot
them out and start all over.