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U.S. Constitution Amendment to Term Limits Proposal by Michael Cabanayan, Sheerahann Flemons, Rob Tomlinson, Chibuzor Ojinna HIS/301 June 27, 2016 Robert Hepburn Table of Content Introduction The Status Quo Constitution Amendment Proposal Brief History of Term Limits Term Limits v. Careerism The Need for this Proposal Research Support Pros of the Proposal Cons of the Proposal Points of View on Term Limits Why We Think What We Think Conclusion Introduction Should the Constitution be amended to limit representatives, senators, and members of the judiciary to 12 years of total service? The movement to limit political terms is steamrolling through American politics. Voters have approved term limits for Congressmen in each of the fifteen states where referenda have been held, with votes averaging over 66 percent in support, and another four to ten states will permit their citizens to vote on congressional term limits this November. If past elections and current polls are any indication, these proposals also will pass easily. In addition, eighteen states and hundreds of cities and counties across the country have adopted term limits for state and local officials. Introduction continuation... Such substantial public support suggests widespread distaste for careerism in politics, as well as a conviction that continual infusion of fresh blood into the federal legislature will be good for both the Congress and the country. Support for term limits extends to significant majorities of diverse demographic groups: polls show that majorities of men, women, blacks, whites, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all favor term limits, typically by 60 percent or better. (New York Times/CBS survey of 1,515 adults, April 1990.) Such politically diverse figures as Ed Koch, Doug Wilder, Ralph Nader, Paul Tsongas, and George Will support term limits; over 100 Members of Congress have signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the House of Representatives on a constitutional amendment; and both Ross Perot and numerous United We Stand America chapters have made term limits a central goal. The United States Supreme Court has preempted a major argument of opponents -- that term limits are clearly unconstitutional -- by accepting a state case for review. Regardless of the outcome of the case, however, term limits are here to stay as an important issue on the American political landscape. Introduction continuation... Term limits are a powerful political force, as demonstrated by the results of numerous state referenda, state legislative outcomes, and candidate election results. Term limits are a vital political reform that would bring new perspectives to Congress, mandate frequent legislative turnover, and diminish incentives for wasteful election-related federal spending that currently flourish in a careerist congressional culture. Term limits as enacted on the state level are constitutional as a legitimate exercise of the states' power to regulate their own elections. Term limits are opposed primarily by elected officials and the special-interest groups that depend on them because the weakness of the case against term limits does not appeal to the public. Term limits have a promising future on numerous political fronts, such as candidate elections, state referenda, state and federal legislative action, and congressional and presidential politics. The Status Quo Constitution Amendment Proposal Brief History of Term Limits Term Limits v. Careerism The Need for This Proposal Research Support Polls show that majorities of men, women, blacks, whites, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all favor term limits, typically by 60% or better. (New York Times/CBS survey of 1,515 adults, April 1990.) Over 100 Members of Congress had signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the House of Representatives on a constitutional amendment. In another research, pollsters gave four leading arguments against term limits after asking about subjects' views on it. After the subjects heard these arguments, their support for term limits rose from 71% to 74%. (Americans Talk issues poll, January 1994.) Pros of the Proposal Term Limits: -are a crucial political reform that will bring new perspectives to Congress -mandate frequent legislative turnover -diminish incentives for wasteful election-related federal spending that currently flourish in a careerist congressional culture -have a promising future on numerous political fronts, such as candidate elections, state referenda, state and federal legislative action, and congressional and presidential politics(Greenberg, 2016) Cons of the Proposal According to Greenberg (2016), one basic anticipated con is that term limits, hence this proposal, will be opposed primarily by elected officials and the special-interest groups that depend on them such as the labor unions in particular. Some may argue that though elections are effective in keeping bad legislators out of Congress, longer-serving legislators with years of experience are more effective than less-experienced representatives (Quattlebaum, 2015) Points of View on Term Limits Varying points of view according to Quattlebaum (2015) abound on whether or not term limits should take effect such as: -Austin Sekel of the U.S. Term Limits advocacy group who wrote that \"term limits don't exist to keep people out of office. They exist to make the regular rotation possible, and to create opportunities for new leaders to emerge.\" (For Term Limits) -Robert Livingstone of New York argued that term limits placed restrictions on voters and their choice of whom they want to represent them. He stated that \"The people are the best judges of who ought to represent them. To dictate and control them, to tell them whom they should not elect, is to abridge their natural rights. This rotation is an absurd species of ostracism.\" (Against Term Limits) Why We Think What We Think Conclusion References Greenberg, D. (2016). Term Limits: The Only Way to Clean Up Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2016 from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1994/08/bg994nbsp-term-limitsnbsp-theonly-way Hall, D. E., Feldmeier, J. P. (2012). Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers and Individual Freedoms (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.. Quattlebaum, J. (2015). On Congress: Should members of Congress have term limits?. Retrieved June 23, 2016 from http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/speakout/on-congress-should-members-ofcongress-have-term-limits