The fact that this could pass the Senate is proof the Senate must be reformed. Six year terms are too long, especially with all of the election fraud in recent years.
Not forgetting who the evildoer is that presently occupies the White House, the term of President should be six years.
There isn’t time enough to accomplish an agenda. I realize that we have had real doozies, but the ficleness of voters can’t be helped.
Senate terms should be 4 years with severe limits placed on staff size and expenses.
Repeal the Seventeenth Amendment.
Repeal the 17th Amendment!
The Senate worked fine up until the passing of the 17th Amendment. The 17th made a senator nothing more than a House member-at-large for his\her state. In doing that it brought in House-style partisan politics. The House was always supposed to have unruly partisan politics, that’s why the two-year term. For the Senate prior to the 17th there would be enough state legislators and state grandees to keep it competitive. If not also pass term limits for both Houses. However, shortening the Senate term:
a) Violates the intent and wisdom of the Founding Fathers,
The Senate was supposed to be the voice of the state in national policy. Also, it was supposed to be more deliberative. The six-year term allowed that. The 1/3 up for re-election every two years allows continuity with a certain amount of change. Shortening to four years will disrupt all of that!
b) It will also make the problem worse in the long run, it will increase the already over-the-top rancorous partisan behavior. Why? Because it will move their elections closer together which means more partisan behavior (Not less!) and it will increase the need for raising more money.
c) Kill off the last vestiges of our republican structure.
Make us even more of a Mob-ocracy!
Did you take basic US Civics in high school?
It would not even get past a Senate filibuster.
It’s a Democrat plan. Total surrender.