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Some feel that since the 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951, limiting the terms of the president that they should be able to limit the terms of Congress. I think that a presidential term is in need of being limited since it is only one person. One person with too much power can be a scary thing. However, there are so many people in Congress that the chances of having all the same people in Congress for a long period of time are not likely. Some aren t re-elected or they get old and die. Congress will always change. Having the same president for numerous terms would not be a change.

Those who want to limit Congressional terms also feel that veteran lawmakers have used their power in their office to help get them re-elected, virtually guaranteeing their re-election. I do agree that it is easy for an incumbent to be re-elected, but think that if they were doing a really bad job they would not be re-elected regardless of how much money they were able to raise for campaigns.

My Final Thoughts

While those who are in favor of limiting the terms in which a person may serve in Congress, I still feel that they should not be limited. Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life and have no limits at all. There are 535 members of Congress. Why should the Legislative Branch be limited in who serves them?

If Congressional terms are limited, we may be making it difficult for new representatives and senators to learn the procedures and ways of Congress. Having experienced individuals to run the committees and educate others on the procedures is a good thing. If we have too many new representatives at once, we may eventually lose the procedures that Congress has upheld for so many years.

I know some people may argue that we don t always know how what our legislatures are doing in office. However, I truly think that if they are doing a good job and the people feel that they are they should be re-elected as many times as the people decide they should be.

My main reasoning behind this is the same as the Framers of the Constitution. I know that after 200 years some things that the Framers made laws has changed and needed to be amended such as the terms of a president. However, I think they were right on the dot when they decided not to limit the terms of Congressmen.

While this issue will continue to be debated and probably will someday be added as an amendment to the Constitution, I think Americans already have the power to limit the terms. If this amendment does eventually pass I hope that someday a really great Congressman is elected to office that has done a great job and is forced to resign because of the limit of terms. Just to prove a point

REFERENCES

Abdullah, Shareef, Term Limits needed in Congress? Houston Chronicle, April 8,1995,p.35.

For the Record, Washington Post, February 20,1997, p.M05.

Greenburg, Josh, On Term Limits the Constitution is Clear, Washington Post, September 12,1995, p.A18.

Savage, David G., High Court Bars States From Limiting Congressional Terms, Los Angeles Times, May 23, 1995,p.1.

Varner, Bill, Voters in 14 States Decide to Limit Congressional Terms, Washington Post, October 17, 1996,p.4A.

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