February 12th, 2009 | Comments Off
Business as usual. Politics as usual. The Federal Government has become an entrenched political class. They have passed laws and implemented regulations that favor the incumbent politician and make politics a matter of power and not service to the nation.
There are five changes to the Constitution that could break this pattern.
TERM LIMITS
The Founders laid out a series of term lengths for our elected representatives which serve to vary the time spent in office between elections. Members of the House serve two years at a time while Senators serve six. The President and Vice President serve a term of four years.
There are no limits on how many terms a member of Congress may serve. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution limits the President to being elected twice, for a total of … Read entire article »
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5 Constitutional Changes That Must Happen
February 12th, 2009 | Comments Off
Business as usual. Politics as usual. The Federal Government has become an entrenched political class. They have passed laws and implemented regulations that favor the incumbent politician and make politics a matter of power and not service to the nation. There are five changes to the Constitution that could break this pattern. TERM LIMITS The Founders laid out a series of term lengths for our elected representatives which serve to vary the time spent in office between elections. Members of the House serve two years at a time while Senators serve six. The President and Vice President serve a term of four years. There are no limits on how many terms a member of Congress may serve. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution limits the President to being elected twice, for a total of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Government, Limited Government, Original writing, Taxation, U.S. Constitution