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Stenholm wants to double terms
Abilene Reporter News
| January 8,2003
| Tara Copp
Posted on 01/08/2003 8:17:19 AM PST by rockhead
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posted on
01/08/2003 8:17:19 AM PST
by
rockhead
To: rockhead
How about term limits?
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posted on
01/08/2003 8:18:49 AM PST
by
finnman69
To: rockhead
Why doesn't he just file a bill appointing him Representative for Life.
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posted on
01/08/2003 8:21:37 AM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: rockhead
Stand back and let the democrats keep digging. It IS self serving, you moron and will appear so and bring more Republicans out to vote against you. Keep digging.
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posted on
01/08/2003 8:21:50 AM PST
by
Samizdat
To: rockhead
I think reps would be better if limited to meeting four days per year, not serving four years per term.
To: rockhead
"A constitutional amendment would be needed to make the change. Stenholms bill would have to be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by three-fourths of the states, a process that generally takes years." Not a new idea at all. This one will probably wind up as a liner in some Sub-committee wastebasket.
To: rockhead
Given the length of modern political campaigns, four year terms makes more sense than two, but I would only support this if there were a three-term limit included as part of the deal. On the other hand, maybe we should just try to figure out a way to shorten the campaign season. However, in this era of "the permanent campaign," I am not sure how that would be done.
To: rockhead
Cong Stenholm according to my paper this morning abstained from voting for Speaker of the House along with Ralph Hall of TX and Lucas of KY. Guess Stenholm got the word with the last election!
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posted on
01/08/2003 8:33:24 AM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004!)
To: rockhead
I might be mistaken, but isn't this little detail spelled out in the Constitution? If so, this 'legislation' would have a monumentally-uphill battle for sucess.
To: Citizen of the Savage Nation
A constitutional amendment would be needed to make the change. Stenholms bill would have to be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by three-fourths of the states, a process that generally takes years. Nevermind. That's what I get for browsing the top few paragraphs...
To: rockhead
He said he has always been talked out of filing the legislation because of the perception it would be self-serving. Why would anyone think that?
To: rockhead
He said he has always been talked out of filing the legislation because of the perception it would be self-serving. Yes it would be. He may lose the next election. He wants dictator for life status.
On the contrary, when politicians are in Washington too long, they forget their experiance in the private sector. Unless they can truely understand the voters, they can't possibly represent us.
It's time to get back to the idea of term limits. The polititions are getting too dictorial for my taste.
Time for this guy to go, for sure! He sounds like a Castro clone!
To: rockhead
"It doesnt really make a lot of sense to me to get away from the wisdom of our founding fathers," Beckham said. "The representative should be accountable to his constituents on a regular basis. Id be reticent to change the system that has worked well for over 200 years. I cant imagine it passing." Amen.
To: Steve_Seattle
Given the length of modern political campaigns, four year terms makes more sense than two, but I would only support this if there were a three-term limit included as part of the deal. I'd go for it if the amendment also doubled or trippled the size of the House. Today, we have 1 Rep for every 5 or 6 hundred thousand people vs 1 for every hundred thousand a century ago.
Smaller districts would be "more representative", reduce campaign cost, be more competitive, and make it lots harder to Jerrymander.
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posted on
01/08/2003 8:52:33 AM PST
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Ditto
To: rockhead
"I am going to do my best to build up congressional support. That will be high on my list of priorities." E-mail and phoning representitives alert!
To: rockhead
WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Charles Stenholm said he will file legislation to extend House members terms from two years to four. WRONG ..... he will have to file a Constitutional Amendment.
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To: rockhead
They need more job security... after all, only 90+% of incumbents who run are re-elected. That just isn't fair!! I mean, if we can't be relied upon to serve them, they'll just have to take matters into their own hands. What's that? They're supposed to serve us? Well, what an out-dated and colonial-era thing to say!
To: rockhead
Rep Stenholm is my congress critter how he keeps getting elected in what is a very conservative district is beyond me.
To: Arkinsaw
Thanks you nailed it with this reply.
The rats once they win an election, feel that they should be king, prince, princess or whatever for life!
Why doesn't he just file a bill appointing him Representative for Life?
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posted on
01/08/2003 9:13:44 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Tax Cuts for Taxpayers!)
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