[trumandogz]

I understand that they had no control over the Senate and the House however, they did have control over their decision to run for re-election again, again, again, again, again, again and again!

[jwparkerjr]

Oh, I quite agree. Any of them who ran again after two terms and supported the Contract were guilty of lying, pure and simple. Once the get a taste of the power that comes with being even the lowliest member of the House most of them haven’t the will power or self control to keep a promise of limiting their terms. Of course, a lot of them say nothing about limiting their time in Washington and know going into it they are going to hang on for as long as possible.

I agree it should be up to the voters in the individual states to impose term limits by not supporting their guys and gals after a couple of terms, but the power the office holder gets from the office is more than enough to sway the local voters. The only way it will ever work is with a constitutional amendment. I'm not holding my breath.