Yes and No.
YES, because there are limits of the liberty to be chosen,
but
NO because, the other hand, the position is a "privilege" ( and a duty) like President and the limitations are fair and reasonable (too many details about how to split this period are not necessary, under my opinion)
If Group A wants Individual B to represent them -- but he is forbidden due to some nonsensical misgiving -- Group A's liberty is reduced.
What will happen with term limits? Machine 1 and Machine 2 will simply replace Robot X and Robot Y when they no longer 'qualify'. The problem is with the Machines.
Regard$,
--MJ
(W)e ought to be asking ourselves why corporations and interests groups are willing to give politicians millions of dollars in the first place. Obviously their motives are not altruistic. Simply put, they do it because the stakes are so high. They know government controls
virtually every aspect of our economy and our lives, and that they must influence government to protect their interests.
Our federal government, which was intended to operate as a very limited constitutional republic, has instead become a virtually socialist leviathan that redistributes trillions of dollars. We can hardly be surprised when countless special interests fight for the money. The
only true solution to the campaign money problem is a return to a proper constitutional government that does not control the economy. Big government and big campaign money go hand in hand.
-- Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), "Texas Straight Talk," 2/4/02
In conclusion I almost agree on the message.
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:32 PM, MJ <michaelj@america.net> wrote:
- Term limits are anti-liberty AND will do little or nothing since the PROBLEM is something else entirely.
- Regard$,
- --MJ
- "To distrust government is simply to trust...in the ability of average people to peacefully, productively coexist without some official policing their every move. The State is merely another human institution--less creative than Microsoft, less reliable than Federal Express, less responsible than the average farmer husbanding his land, and less prudent than the average citizen spending his own paycheck" -- James Bovard
- At 02:33 PM 1/10/2011, you wrote:
- The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.
- Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.
- I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.
- In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
- Congressional Reform Act of 2011
- 1. Term Limits.
- 12 years only, one of the possible options below..c
- A. Two Six-year Senate terms
- B. Six Two-year House terms
- C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
- 2. No Tenure / No Pension.
- A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
- 3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
- All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
- 4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
- 5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
- 6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
- 7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
- 8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.
- The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
- Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
- If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.
- THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!! If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete
- You are one of my 20+. Please keep it going.
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- Sinclair Lewis
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