[alicewonders]

The ultimate solution to the power problem is term limits.

AMEN! How do we get term limits passed? I think it is critical to our future. What is the process?

Or have the crooks set it up so they have to vote on it themselves? If so, we are doomed. There must be a loophole - what can a citizen do to start this?

[Tenacious 1]

How do we get term limits passed

Congress would have to amend the constitution. Those power hungry aristocrats would have to "want" to vote themselves out of office after a time. And forget 20 years...10 years at most.

[TruthFactor]

I second and third the imposition of term-limits on Congress. It is the only thing that will stop their quest for power.

[texaslil]

“...what can a citizen do to start this?”

We already have term limits.....just don’t vote for any incumbent!!!

[MainFrame65]

When some states attempted to impose term limits by setting their own criteria for eligibility, the Supreme Court eventually ruled that Congress has that sole power. That means that the ONLY way to establish term limits is a Constitutional Amendment. All current amendments were approved by the necessary majorities in each house of Congress, then passed according to state rules by the legislatures of three-fourths (39) of the states.

But the Constitution provides another method, and it scares our current congresscritters half to death. Article V specifies that a National Convention MUST be called when two-thirds of the states (34) legislatures have called for such a Convention. Some scholars insist that such a convention could consider only the subject specified in the Convention call, but many believe that the power of such a convention is unlimited. The National Convention coulde then specify that ratification be performed by three-fourths (39) of either the state legislatures OR state conventions called for the purpose of ratification. These state conventions could ratify on a simple majority vote, instead of any special rules established by the state for legislative ratification of Constitutional amendments.

Call your State legislators, if you really want to fix this!

[BigAlPro]

We the people have the power to hold Congress accountable. Unfortunately, we don't know how to use it.

Term limits are a must, but they cannot be too short. We have 6-8 year term limits here in Michigan for our State Legislature. They are too short. The ones in power in Lansing are the bureaucrats and the lobbyists. Washington would suffer the same fate, if the limits were too low.

In order to get rid of the Ted Kennedys and Carl Levins, we must force Congress to implement term limits. While we are at it, we need to do away with life appointments for judges and justices.