(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

Point taken. But on the other hand, your suggestion would make every president a lame duck the day they take office. And if the president turns out to be really awful, 6 years can be a long, LONG time.

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 11:50 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Tom we may agree on something. Knock me over with a feather. There may yet be common ground that we can find. I think most Americans would love to see term limits. We've got far too many fossils that have been in Congress for a majority of their adult lives. The framers envisioned 'citizen legislators' who would serve for a short period and then return home. They did not envision careerists who would get re-elected until they were in their 80s. Because of that, much of the energy of our Representatives is spent on fundraising and preparing for re-election.

I'd prefer something like;

Senate - two terms maximum, 12 years
House - change the term served to four years and no more than 3 terms, 12 years

Changing the House term to four years would alleviate some of that pressure of preparing for elections.

And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

(05-25-2022 09:25 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 11:50 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Tom we may agree on something. Knock me over with a feather. There may yet be common ground that we can find. I think most Americans would love to see term limits. We've got far too many fossils that have been in Congress for a majority of their adult lives. The framers envisioned 'citizen legislators' who would serve for a short period and then return home. They did not envision careerists who would get re-elected until they were in their 80s. Because of that, much of the energy of our Representatives is spent on fundraising and preparing for re-election.

I'd prefer something like;

Senate - two terms maximum, 12 years
House - change the term served to four years and no more than 3 terms, 12 years

Changing the House term to four years would alleviate some of that pressure of preparing for elections.

And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

unconstitutional

(05-26-2022 10:51 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 09:25 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 11:50 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Tom we may agree on something. Knock me over with a feather. There may yet be common ground that we can find. I think most Americans would love to see term limits. We've got far too many fossils that have been in Congress for a majority of their adult lives. The framers envisioned 'citizen legislators' who would serve for a short period and then return home. They did not envision careerists who would get re-elected until they were in their 80s. Because of that, much of the energy of our Representatives is spent on fundraising and preparing for re-election.

I'd prefer something like;

Senate - two terms maximum, 12 years
House - change the term served to four years and no more than 3 terms, 12 years

Changing the House term to four years would alleviate some of that pressure of preparing for elections.

And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

unconstitutional

Would also turn some states in the south blue…

(05-26-2022 10:54 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-26-2022 10:51 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 09:25 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 11:50 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Tom we may agree on something. Knock me over with a feather. There may yet be common ground that we can find. I think most Americans would love to see term limits. We've got far too many fossils that have been in Congress for a majority of their adult lives. The framers envisioned 'citizen legislators' who would serve for a short period and then return home. They did not envision careerists who would get re-elected until they were in their 80s. Because of that, much of the energy of our Representatives is spent on fundraising and preparing for re-election.

I'd prefer something like;

Senate - two terms maximum, 12 years
House - change the term served to four years and no more than 3 terms, 12 years

Changing the House term to four years would alleviate some of that pressure of preparing for elections.

And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

unconstitutional

Would also turn some states in the south blue…

Unsure, might cancel out with the inner city blacks.

(05-26-2022 10:58 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(05-26-2022 10:54 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-26-2022 10:51 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 09:25 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

unconstitutional

Would also turn some states in the south blue…

Unsure, might cancel out with the inner city blacks.

Hey now! Poor kids are just as smart as wide kids!

Biden* said so.

(05-26-2022 10:54 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-26-2022 10:51 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 09:25 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 11:50 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Tom we may agree on something. Knock me over with a feather. There may yet be common ground that we can find. I think most Americans would love to see term limits. We've got far too many fossils that have been in Congress for a majority of their adult lives. The framers envisioned 'citizen legislators' who would serve for a short period and then return home. They did not envision careerists who would get re-elected until they were in their 80s. Because of that, much of the energy of our Representatives is spent on fundraising and preparing for re-election.

I'd prefer something like;

Senate - two terms maximum, 12 years
House - change the term served to four years and no more than 3 terms, 12 years

Changing the House term to four years would alleviate some of that pressure of preparing for elections.

And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

unconstitutional

Would also turn some states in the south blue…

Not if we asked a person to correctly answer whether a man can get pregnant.

(05-26-2022 10:54 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-26-2022 10:51 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 09:25 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 06:27 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 11:50 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Tom we may agree on something. Knock me over with a feather. There may yet be common ground that we can find. I think most Americans would love to see term limits. We've got far too many fossils that have been in Congress for a majority of their adult lives. The framers envisioned 'citizen legislators' who would serve for a short period and then return home. They did not envision careerists who would get re-elected until they were in their 80s. Because of that, much of the energy of our Representatives is spent on fundraising and preparing for re-election.

I'd prefer something like;

Senate - two terms maximum, 12 years
House - change the term served to four years and no more than 3 terms, 12 years

Changing the House term to four years would alleviate some of that pressure of preparing for elections.

And make president a single 6 year term (no reelection) so you don’t loose two years of the first term to running again.

IQ test to qualify to vote first.

unconstitutional

Would also turn some states in the south blue…

not a chance and you would never vote again