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A Republican senator on Tuesday introduced a Constitutional amendment that would mandate term limits for all federal lawmakers. Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-S.C.) amendment would limit House members to three terms and senators to two terms. Every lawmaker then could serve no longer than six years in Congress. DeMint said term limits are a reaction to the influence of special interest groups on Capitol Hill, corruption, high federal deficits, and a Democratic agenda he says will increase the size of government.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday he would have preferred to leave the White House in a coffin because he loved being commander in chief, but signaled his political life is over. "It's good that we have a (term) limit. Otherwise I would have stayed until I was carried away in a coffin. Or defeated in an election," Clinton said at a conference in Istanbul. "I loved doing the job."

Here's a transcript of what's said: Unknown voice: "We need to change congress" Friedman: No, we don't need to change congress, excuse me. You know, people have a great misunderstanding about this. People in congress are in the business, they're trying to buy votes. They're in the business of competing with one another to get elected. The same congressman will vote for a different thing if he thinks that's politically profitable. You don't have to change congress. People have a great misconception in this way they think the way you solve things is by electing the right people. It's nice...

The Indiana Secretary of State has a limited term. The current holder of that office, Todd Rokita, is nearing his limit in that position. Jockeying for the position....

Tuesday night the citizens of Indiana's Senate District 17 got to hear from the candidates. Huntington County Commissioner Tom Wall, Coffee D'Vine owner Ron Fusselman, and Whitley County Councilman Jim Banks faced off in a debate at Huntington University. The event was sponsored by.....

Below are some suggestions for lawmakers and judges to bring about a more just country: Intolerance-Justice should be based on each case and circumstance involving current law and precedent. The idiotic case of six-year-old Zachary Christie is akin to the type of lack of foresight that has parents throughout the land scratching their heads. Zachary had NO CLUE he was committing a crime with a nonflexible sentence of 45 days in a reform school. His crime? As a proud new Cub Scout, he brought a multifaceted eating and tool utensil to his school to show his little friends. Conclusion? When...

Is it time for Congressional term limits? Here's my proposal: Proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution ~ Congressional Term Limits Section 1. No person shall serve as a Representative in the United States House of Representatives for more than three terms. No person serving any portion of a term in the United States House of Representatives shall serve more than two subsequent terms in the United States House of Representatives. Section 2. No person shall serve as a Senator in the United States Senate for more than two terms. No person serving any portion of a term in the...

Americans strongly support term limits for Congress and continuing them for President.

Ambulances race to Byrd's home By: Manu Raju September 22, 2009 10:16 AM EST Ambulances and fire trucks were dispatched to the Northern Virginia home of Sen. Robert Byrd Tuesday morning. A neighbor of the 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat said several ambulances were outside his residence in McLean, Va., and a Byrd spokesman said the senator suffered a fall in his home. An officer at the McLean Fire Department said that a unit was dispatched at 9:10 to the address where Byrd lives, but he declined to comment on the substance of the response. Byrd – the longest-serving senator in...

www.TeaPartyExpress.org  For Immediate Release:September 7, 2009 Contact: Levi RussellLevi@Frontlinestrat.com(509) 979-6615 10,000 PATRIOTS IN NEW LENOX RALLY FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT(NEW LENOX, IL) -  The Tea Party Express - -  www.TeaPartyExpress.org - - was joined by a crowd estimated at over 10,000 today at the New Lenox Tea Party Rally outside Chicago. The crowd size of this national cross-country tour’s rallies have grown considerably over the past few days as incredible momentum and enthusiasm builds. “At Town Hall meetings earlier this year, it was said that the ‘sleeping giant’ may have awakened,” said Mark Williams, Vice Chair of the Tea Party Express.  “I think the tremendous crowds...

Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that a group of individuals randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the politicians currently in Congress, says the latest Rasmussen Reports survey. This number has changed by nine percent (9%) from last fall, when thirty-three percent (33%) believed the same thing. The same number, forty-two percent (42%) disagree with that point of view, and sixteen percent (16%) are undecided. Not surprisingly, the difference of opinions is consistent with party affiliation. Republicans would favor random individuals from the phone book over the Democrat controlled Congress by two to...

Dare to dream, citizens, dare to dream. If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, just 25% of voters nationkowide would keep the current batch of legislators. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% would vote to replace the entire Congress and start all over again. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure how they would vote. This is one of those exercises in pure fantasy that still brings a smile to my face even though I know that American voters tend to express their disappointment more in polls than at the polls. Job security...

What would make a fitting legacy for Ted Kennedy in the Senate? I think it would be the election of a Senator to take his place, who committed to the same great public ideas that Senator Kennedy spoke about, so often and passionately. Teddy often spoke of his dedication to and respect for the Constitution. This is to be expected where Sam Adams created the Sons of Liberty who threw the tea in Boston Harbor. And where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at, and later fired by, the Minutemen at Concord and Lexington. So, the person...

Until recently I have always been luke-warm on the concept of term limits for Congress, believing that, under term limits, personal corruption would increase and the loss of institutional memory would have negative effects. Also, there are a few good Congressional members who put their country first, and I would hate to lose them. However, after experiencing the corruption by the last Republican Congress of the principles that got them elected - and now the unbelievable shenanigans of this current Democrat Congress, I have changed my mind. The selling of one’s vote for dollars is inexcusable, but it pales in...

I'm really sick of these politicians gaming the system and exerting a lifetime of influence over us. Ted Kennedy was the poster-boy for nepotism and beltway corruption. If you can't do what you need to do in 2-3 terms, it's time for you to go. Let's force them to get real jobs and live under some of the policies they legislate. Perhaps it will refresh their perspective on how average Americans live.

I've been checking out my copy of the Constitution and I'm still unable to find anything regarding a ruling class of elitist jackasses who refuse to interact with the people who elected them. Sherrod Brown isn't the only one who doesn't get it. As the health care clown carnival rolls into each new town a variety of elected representatives of the American people are behaving like those our Founding Fathers fought a revolution to free us from so many years ago. Something I said during the Tax Day Tea Party coverage on PJTV bears repeating (pomposity fits me like a...

Press Release of Senator Lugar Lugar moves into 12th place in all-time votes Wednesday, July 22, 2009 U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, the Senate’s most senior Republican and longest serving U.S. Senator in Indiana history, moved into 12th place on the all-time Senate voting list, having passed the late Senator William Proxmire who cast 12,133 votes. Lugar’s 12,134th vote was on a Kerry amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. He has maintained a better than 98 percent attendance record during his more than 32 years of Senate service. Lugar is currently the fifth most senior Senator...

Should there be term limits on Congress? A Weekly Poll.

It is fairly clear, to anyone paying attention, that the people of the United States are currently suffering the political tyranny of the special interest minority. We arrive at this point not because the character of the nation has changed dramatically – we are still a center-right nation ideologically, although we have become more permissive in our social views – but because we have fallen prey to exactly the political malady James Madison feared we would: factionalism. This factionalism exists within both political parties, as well as throughout our society. Neo-Marxists have come to power in the Democrat Party even...

Text of H.J.Res.5 as Introduced in House 111th CONGRESS 1st Session 1H. J. RES. 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2009 Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms...

Liberals have always covetted the return of Clinton in the Oval Office. Those were the days, if only he could run again, they dream. Can you imagine unlimited terms for any president? Nixon perhaps or Bush the second? Maybe we should bring Carter back? God forbid. Now they have Obama. What if President Barack Obama could be our President forever? Imagine that? I know, you think this could never be in the home of the free. But Democrat Congressman José Serrano (NY) had the audicity to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow this to happen. He...

Poll: Should the U.S. Congress have term limits? A Daily Polland Is America Good? A Weekly Poll.

Join the Grassroots Movement to Make Barack Obama's Third Term Possible! REPEAL THE 22ND AMENDMENT Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States four times. FDR died early in his fourth term after serving three full, successful terms. It was his leadership that brought our great country out of Economic Crisis and War. Congress passed the 22nd Amendment on March 21, 1947 to limit future Presidents to two terms and took the choice out of the hands of the American People, where it belongs. History has no way of determining what would have happened to the United States...

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Mayor Richard M. Daley was in a very reflective mood Thursday. It's been 20 years since Daley was first elected to office. He has served six terms. Asked at a news conference if he had any thoughts on his decades as Chicago's mayor, Daley talked at length about everything from his legacy to his relationship with the press. The following is a transcription of his comments: "You don't get caught up in disappointments, you just move on, you correct it and move on. "You don't look back, you always move forward. All these people in public life...

CNN.com Poll: ‘Should Michelle Obama Run For President in 2020?’ By Matthew Balan Created 2009-04-06 17:50 CNN.com Graphic | NewsBusters.orgIt appears that CNN’s “Michelle mania” has reached a new level. After referring to the Obamas as the “royal family of the United States” on April 1 [0], the network conducted a web “quick vote” on Monday on whether the first lady should run for her husband’s position in 2020. The results, however, did not bode well for “mighty Michelle,” as one guest on CNN labeled Mrs. Obama [0]. Before the poll was taken down, 83% were opposed to the idea,...

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Maybe I'm just being too cynical, but somehow I doubt that Rep. Jose Serrano introduced HJ Res 5 in order to allow George W Bush to run for a third term in office. One week ago, the New York Democrat introduced a measure to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which provides the only term limit on federal office - the Presidency. The amendment, added in 1951, restricts anyone from seeking a third term in office, and Serrano wants that repealed. Why now? Apparently, the notion of Hope and Change has overwhelmed Serrano to the point that he just can't stand to...

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual serve as President ... (Introduced in House) HJ 5 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2009 Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on...

New York (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to extend New York's term-limits law was put on the fast track for a vote Thursday in City Council, even though some members are still undecided about bypassing voters to give themselves and the mayor a chance at third terms. Opposition to Bloomberg's plan has gained momentum this week, and the failure of council Speaker Christine Quinn to schedule the vote Monday was seen as a sign the bill lacked support. On Tuesday afternoon, the bill was put on the agenda for Thursday's council meeting.

After once calling an effort to revise his city's term limits law “disgusting,” Michael Bloomberg, the liberal mayor of New York City, has decided to gut the law so he can seek a third term in office. This nasty little tyrant who wants to control nearly every aspect of New Yorkers' lives is reportedly ignoring the advice of his three top aides at City Hall. Bloomberg plans to change the law through city council, rather than by going to the voters who put the law in place by referendum in the 1990s. Guys like Bloomberg are why term limits were...

We need a Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits ASAP. As I understand it, there are two methods to amend the Constitution: (From http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html) The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature, by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it goes on to the states. This is the route taken by all current amendments. Because of some long outstanding amendments, such as the 27th, Congress will normally put a time limit (typically seven years) for the bill to be approved as an amendment (for example, see the 21st and...

A defensive Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel cited “cultural and language barriers” as reasons for failing to report $75,000 in rental income on a Dominican Republic beach house. Rangel gave the explanation at a Capitol Hill news conference, The New York Times reports, where he answered charges by saying, “I personally feel I have done nothing morally wrong.” The congressman then seemed to backpedal and claimed that he had been unaware of the income, and thus the taxes, because he had trouble getting detailed financial statements from the property’s managers in the Dominican Republic, according to the Times report. “Every time...

A decade after communities around the country adopted term limits to force entrenched politicians from office, at least two dozen local governments are suffering from a case of buyer’s remorse, with legislative bodies from New York City to Tacoma, Wash., trying to overturn or tweak the laws. The campaigns against term limits, should they succeed, would drastically change the process by which millions of Americans elect a variety of their leaders — and how much power those leaders can amass once in office. The elected leaders, some of whom supported term limits when they were imposed, argue that the limits...

The state Supreme Court on Friday handed down a ruling on state term limits which won't please everyone, but which avoided the major dangers and -- finally, after 12 years -- lets Nevadans know where they stand. What was needed was a firm, clear ruling. Never say "never" when it comes to attorneys filing more appeals, but Friday's decision (however belated) appears to get the job done. The greatest danger was that some on the court might seek to reverse an earlier ruling which held -- despite the court-ordered division of the 1994 term limits question into two parts in...

Well, well, well. About those leased cars that congressionals push off onto us taxpayers -- I've been doing a little looking up and found some very interesting tidbits. For instance, Jesse Jackson, Jr. leases (at taxpayers expense) a Ford Expedition for $1,161 a month. Bobby Rush likes his Lincoln Navigator that costs $746 a month. And John Shimkus has a Jeep Commander that costs $627/month. But then there's Dan Lipinski (D-Ill). Lipinski pays for his own vehicle. He says charging taxpayers raises too many questions. You can see more on the list. Not all the congressionals fleece us taxpayers by...

Presidents are term limited, so they can only do so much damage to the country. What I am very concerned about is our crummy Congress, which gets worse every year, and needs to be term limited. But Congress has a LOCK on never letting us get term limits on them. So I suggest the only way to do it, is to NEVER REELECT any incumbent! In the meantime, we can try to use the presidential race to give us a boost. Such as the following: McCain is a maverick. He likes to make waves. And he specializes in townhall meetings....

(06-06) 15:49 PDT CARSON CITY, CA (AP) -- The state Supreme Court on Friday got a second petition dealing with Nevada's term-limits requirement, this one from a Clark County Commission candidate trying to force a longtime incumbent commissioner off the ballot. Steve Sisolak, represented by attorney Dominic Gentile, asked the high court to block Bruce Woodbury, who has been on the commission since 1981, from seeking re-election this year. Gentile argued that Nevadans gave final approval to term limits in 1996, limiting most officials to 12 years in office, and Woodbury can't run for another term because he's completing his...

The Senate began what is expected to be a weeklong, contentious debate Monday over legislation to combat global warming by mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.Senators voted 74-14 to proceed to the bill, but immediately it became clear Republican opponents were not going to make it easy. A request by Democrats to begin considering substantive changes in the bill was blocked by GOP opponents until Wednesday at the earliest. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada promised a thorough debate that will probably last through the week, if not longer. He said it's clear that "global warming...

It’s no secret that elected officials are prone to viewing the world through the distorted prism of their own indispensability. In fact, an old Washington, D.C. proverb maintains that “every Congressman looks in the mirror and sees a Senator – and every Senator looks in the mirror and sees a President.” Appropriately dubbed the “mirror syndrome,” this tendency of politicians to regard themselves as transcendent figures doesn’t stop at the banks of the Potomac. Sadly, it extends to state capitals and seats of local government all across our nation. In last month’s New York Times, for example, a Nebraska State...

A REVOLUTION TO TAKE BACK THE US CONGRESS by Nelson Lee Walker of tenurecorrupts.com I am proposing that we create a popular, bloodless, political revolution in our country. I believe that it is very necessary, very possible, and very doable. The object of this revolution is the destruction of the professional political class which currently dominates and corrupts the US Congress. I am convinced, as are many, many voters, that the bulk of our country’s political problems arises out of this ‘permanent’ Congressional political class, and their devotion to party power and to the financial special interests keeping them in...

A REVOLUTION TO TAKE BACK THE US CONGRESS by tenurecorrupts.com I am proposing that we create a popular, bloodless, political revolution in our country. I believe that it is very necessary, very possible, and very doable. The object of this revolution is the destruction of the professional political class which currently dominates and corrupts the US Congress. I am convinced, as are many, many voters, that the bulk of our country's political problems arises out of this 'permanent' Congressional political class, and their devotion to party power and to the financial special interests keeping them in power. There is a...

The Capitol was in a celebratory mood Thursday as Karen Bass was ratified as the next speaker of the state Assembly and the first African American woman to hold such a position in California and national history. It is, after all, generally considered to be California's second most powerful political position, albeit not as potent as it was before term limits, and Democrats were happy that they didn't suffer the embarrassment of a prolonged battle royal for the speakership. Bass should savor the moment while she can because it won't last very long – she'll be forced out of the...

>Nebraska State Senator DiAnna Schimek's 20-year legislative career is nearly over. She feels victimized, no doubt, by the voter-enacted term limits that make this her final year in power. Still, Senator Schimek hopes to go out with her boots on, firing one final shotgun blast to maim or kill the initiative process she has long abhorred. You see, it was only through the voter initiative that Nebraskans passed term limits . . . three times. Yup. It took three petition drives and three votes of the people. Of course, term limits passed overwhelmingly each time. But a charmed third initiative...

A state senator from Sacramento received a nod from his Democratic colleagues Thursday to replace Senate President Don Perata of Oakland when the East Bay legislator is forced out by term limits at the end of the year. Senate Democrats, who hold the majority in the upper house, met Thursday morning and agreed to get behind Sen. Darrell Steinberg to succeed Perata. But the caucus will not vote until Aug. 21, a week before the legislative session is scheduled to end. "At the right time, after Sen. Perata's term ends, I will be ready to go," Steinberg said at a...

Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez took responsibility for the failure of the term limits initiative on Tuesday's ballot and for not pairing it with redistricting reform. The defeat of Proposition 93 has set in motion the process to change leadership in both houses of the Legislature. Democrats plan to vote March 11 for a new speaker, although Democrats agreed that Nunez will stay on until the end of the legislative session in August. Proposition 93 would have shaved two years off the maximum amount of time most lawmakers could serve. But it also would have given dozens of lawmakers a chance...

Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and being it's the Year of the Rat, it seems appropriate to reflect on Proposition 93. Of course it would be more appropriate were it the Year of the Skunk. Those of you who recall Tuesday's election will remember Prop. 93 was the ploy by Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata and other termed-out legislators to hold on to their jobs a while longer by changing the rules. The pitch was that the actual total number of years a California legislator may serve would have...

Sacramento -- California voters' rejection of a ballot initiative that would have allowed state lawmakers facing term limits to keep their jobs longer is expected to create more challenges for the Legislature, which already faces the huge problem of solving the state's looming $14.5 billion budget deficit. Among the 34 lawmakers who will be looking for new jobs at the end of this year are three of the Legislature's four leaders: Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, and Senate Minority leader Dick Ackerman, R-Irvine.With those legislators becoming lame ducks, there probably will be...