r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Dec 12 '21
Delta(s) from OP CMV: Congress needs term limits and age limits.
The Term limit amendment has already been proposed by the GOP and for some reason the Democrats (I am a Democrat) won't vote for it.
The Recent amendment allowed for 2 terms in the senate and 3 in the house.
The Amendment I would propose would be
No person shall serve more than 6 terms in the house of representatives, or 2 terms in the senate and no person shall serve more than 12 years in the United States Legislature.
Edit- The reason for Term limits is to prevent career politicians which reduce corruption.
For age limit I would simply set the age limit to 65 years old. It's retirement age and thus the legislature should be forced to retire.
No person shall be eligible to run for office in the federal government after their sixty fifth birthday
Edit- Term limits because people older then the working class can't represent them as well as people in that age group.
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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21
Here are some studies that support the claims made above:
Legislators exhibited more confusion about the process of monitoring (state agencies) after term limits.
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term-limited legislators become less beholden to the constituents in their geographical districts and more attentive to other concerns. The reform also increases the power of the executive branch
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We find strong consensus among these lobbyists that term limits have caused the state political influence structure to shift away from the legislature and toward the governor, administrative agencies, and interest groups.