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.
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Response rates from 44.2k Congressional District 7 voters.
87% Yes |
13% No |
79% Yes |
11% 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 |
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Unique answers from Congressional District 7 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@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.
@8DF7VQJ4yrs4Y
not unless they want to be out of the office. why should someone have to stop doing something they love to run again, and possibly not get elected?
@8D7CVTK4yrs4Y
Yes, politics were not meant to be a lifetime job. Term limits allow Congress to change as the country changes. We need less politicians in Congress, and more doctors, lawyers, businessmen, craftsmen, etc. in Congress. This way, we get the diversity we really need in politics, diversity of thought.
@94JS63G2yrs2Y
Yes and decrease salary and take away retirement
@8W2R7MS3yrs3Y
Allow states and districts to choose the term limits on their representatives.
@94HXM8R2yrs2Y
No, but the percentage of votes required to win the election should be raised each time
@8Q8MLNT4yrs4Y
No, but there should be an maximum age.
@9BFDRTB2yrs2Y
No, require congresspeople to pass a mental competency test instead
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