Term limits are a two edged sword. We would not only get rid of the trash but would throw out the baby too. Although it would see the back side of Pelosi and Schumer it would also say goodby to Nunez and Jordan. It is something we need to talk about and to do so without calling names. Of course, you can say that about a lot of topics.
Keep in mind that if we pass term limits the only ones who will follow the guidelines will be the traditional conservatives. First we will see the progressives find ways to work around them. Have you ever heard of someone running their spouse and serving through them? How about if the governors of California and Illinois agreed to switch places. Remember that creativity is part of the American psyche. Also remember the progressives will throw them out when the time is right. They seem to be able to do this by executive order is they can’t get the votes in congress and don’t forget all the judges that are bought and paid for.
We already have term limits anyway. It is called an election. I often wonder how people can keep electing someone like Nadler or Waters. How can you vote for Pelosi when you walk the streets of San Francisco? We have at least three possible answers: Stupidity, on the dole and voter fraud. We already have term limits on the president and people still reelected Clinton and Obama.
The consideration of term limits is part of the sickness of our society. We want someone else to pull the weight so we can party on. Instead of paying attention and holding elected leaders accountable we want a law to take care of it for us. People want the congressman who brings home the bacon to their district. It is the other guys who need to be thrown out. Or take the parent who wants the schools to raise their children because they want to be buddies instead of mothers and fathers. Republicans like to protest things like voter fraud but when are they going to do something about it? They enjoy the fruits to much to chop down the tree.
When someone else does the heavy lifting we can claim innocense and join the condemnation of those evil people. Thus we have people who enjoy the benefits of our liberty and security but want to attack the soldiers who stand as a bulwark. We complain about people using EBT cards at fast food joints and expect the government to keep raising the benefits of Medicare.
Each of us needs to accept the burden of limiting terms. We need to get serious about watching the people in positions of power. We need to write down their failures if our memory will not cooperate. And then we need to get busy using the liberties we still have.
2020 is coming. Vote the suckers out. If enough people vote then their cheating won’t work.
homo unius libri
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