A term limit is a law that limits the amount of time a political representative may hold an elected office. In the U.S. the office of the President is restricted to two four year terms. There are currently no term limits for Congressional terms but various states and cities have enacted term limits for their elected officials at the local level.
86% Yes |
14% No |
78% Yes |
12% No |
8% Yes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
2% No, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
0% Yes, and decrease their salary and retirement benefits |
0% No, we already have term limits that are called “elections” |
0% Yes, term limits for the House but not the Senate |
See how support for each position on “Term Limits” has changed over time for 12.3m America voters.
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@5JKTL664yrs4Y
That's a double edged sword, if you make the term too short they'll have to be even more corrupt to scam what ever they can from American tax payers. If you leave them in too long they can take their time screwing everyone. I just think they should be bi-annually audited by independent parties and the auditing company has to change each time. If the books and emails are missing or out of order the Congress member will have to pay for the extra time it takes to find those items. If too much is missing they would have to step down and be held under house arrest until the matter is resolved.
@9BFDRTB1yr1Y
No, require congresspeople to pass a mental competency test instead
@94JS63G2yrs2Y
Yes and decrease salary and take away retirement
@94JRGDH2yrs2Y
Congressional terms should not exceed time spent outside of politics.
@94HXM8R2yrs2Y
No, but the percentage of votes required to win the election should be raised each time
@94FK4VK2yrs2Y
No increase anti corruption measures in law
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