Ok Ted, A broken clock is still broken and never right...

[pbmus]

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Ted Cruz has made good on his promise to introduce a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms in office and senators to two.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/312571-cruz-desantis-push-for-congressional-term-limits

[JI7]

1. this is stupid and it hurt california state legislature

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. I don't know what this new fascination of far left and right

Are to kill all institutions of power, besides the executive. Esp cos the exec is most vulnerable to fascism and authoritarian

[Va Lefty]

2. It will never pass unless they "Grandfather" it

ie. all current members of Congress are exempt.

[mythology]

3. That would be rather short sighted

Mandating people leave legislative office would only serve to break the natural base of knowledge that Congress people get over time, leading to more power being in the hands of those who are there year after year, lobbyists. It also empowers the executive branch.

This is something that has been studied by political scientists and the result of term limits is only to weaken the legislative branch.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. Yup

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. Let's try to make all our institutions less powerful

So nothing stands between us and a fascist.