MLD Woody Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 I'm going to try and find things we can all agree on. See what's universal from the far right to the moderately left. Attempt 1 - Congressional Term Limits Is everyone in agreement that there should be a limit on the number of times someone can be a Senator or Congressman? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 I’ve been railing for decades on Congressional term limits Bad news...Congress would have to draft a bill to set the wheels in motion, and we know those idiots won’t do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Canton Dawg said: I’ve been railing for decades on Congressional term limits Bad news...Congress would have to draft a bill to set the wheels in motion, and we know those idiots won’t do that. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvoethe Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Agreed...and line item veto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bone Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Holy hell YES!! Add in the Supreme Court Justices to that list and it's perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeonman Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Every paid political position should have term limits. It was always meant to be a service, not a career. I’ve never heard a good argument against term limits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeonman Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, D Bone said: Holy hell YES!! Add in the Supreme Court Justices to that list and it's perfect. SCJ positions are not political positions. I couldn’t even type that with a straight face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Well good at least somebody posted about an actual issue. I don't hate the idea of term limits but I'm not in favor at the end of the day. First of all whatever small amount of democracy we have left should mean we can pick whatever asshole we want to represent us. II there would always be a freshman Senator or congress person in office either being led around by the Party Committee or a loose cannon. Third I would guess that the parties would always be in campaign mode oh, even though it's not far from that now. Any of those thoughts make sense to anybody WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, D Bone said: Holy hell YES!! Add in the Supreme Court Justices to that list and it's perfect. Oh right, that too. One president getting to fundamentally impact the rule of law in this country based on a death, retirement, etc is dumb. I'd want them long enough so we're not just constantly flip flopping, but yeah you're right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeonman Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, MLD Woody said: Oh right, that too. One president getting to fundamentally impact the rule of law in this country based on a death, retirement, etc is dumb. I'd want them long enough so we're not just constantly flip flopping, but yeah you're right. That’s what Steve is getting at with elected positions, I think. I would like to see some kind of limit without having freshman goons every cycle. SCOTUS needs to get back to what it was intended to do IMO. Interpret law, not create it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Comeonman said: That’s what Steve is getting at with elected positions, I think. I would like to see some kind of limit without having freshman goons every cycle. SCOTUS needs to get back to what it was intended to do IMO. Interpret law, not create it. Even though it could bite either side in the ass at some point but the John Marshall idea of if it's not expressly forbidden and the Constitution it's okay. WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MLD Woody Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Comeonman said: That’s what Steve is getting at with elected positions, I think. I would like to see some kind of limit without having freshman goons every cycle. SCOTUS needs to get back to what it was intended to do IMO. Interpret law, not create it. Sure, it doesn't need to be a limit of one term. You could do a handful, still have some experience, but not have "lifers" that are there for decades. Hell, each party could internally have one super congressman that the other elected officials elect that doesn't directly represent a state or district. They can be the "experience" consultant for each party without the day to day responsibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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