Congressional term limits will be beneficial to the continuation of the democratic process in the United States. Congressional representatives have debated this topic for more than half of a century. Currently, there are no federally assigned term limits because the Supreme Court ruled against its constitutionality in 1994. Although the founding fathers did not place service limits for Congress, some argue that they did not anticipate the development of career politicians. There are currently members from both major political parties on both sides of this debate. If Congress amends the Constitution by instituting term limits, it would ensure incorporation of new perspectives, limit corruption, and refocus the representatives’ priorities to
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Currently, there is a heavy focus on perpetually campaigning and fundraising. Georgia’s Senator, David Perdue said “Our Founding Fathers never imagined the rise of the career politician. They envisioned citizen legislators” (2016). Politicians are supposed to understand the issues that their constituents face on a daily basis and rectify them by passing legislation. Citizen legislators, in the words of Senator Perdue, would be able to “bring a fresh perspective to how burdensome government policies negatively affect people’s everyday lives” (2016). These types of leaders would benefit the democratic process because the policy makers would come from the people instead of bred from long service in the political …show more content…
New perspectives in the legislative branch can guarantee that newly implemented laws align with our constantly changing society. Service limits will also complicate corrupt practices of some politicians, making it more difficult to build long-term relationships with lobbyists or private companies hoping to use wealth to pass legislation. Although a Constitutional amendment is needed to accomplish the task, the benefits of term limits for Congress make it worth serious consideration.
References
Burgat, C. (2018, January 18). Five Reasons to Oppose Congressional Term Limits. R Retrieved February 5, 2018, from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/01/18/five-reasons-to-oppose- congressional-term-limits
Longley, R. (2017, July 3). Why Members of the US Congress Do Not Face Term Limits. Retrieved February 07, 2018, from https://www.thoughtco.com/why-no- term-limits-for-congress-3974547
Manning, Jennifer E. (2018, January 3). Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from
Currently, there is a heavy focus on perpetually campaigning and fundraising. Georgia’s Senator, David Perdue said “Our Founding Fathers never imagined the rise of the career politician. They envisioned citizen legislators” (2016). Politicians are supposed to understand the issues that their constituents face on a daily basis and rectify them by passing legislation. Citizen legislators, in the words of Senator Perdue, would be able to “bring a fresh perspective to how burdensome government policies negatively affect people’s everyday lives” (2016). These types of leaders would benefit the democratic process because the policy makers would come from the people instead of bred from long service in the political …show more content…
New perspectives in the legislative branch can guarantee that newly implemented laws align with our constantly changing society. Service limits will also complicate corrupt practices of some politicians, making it more difficult to build long-term relationships with lobbyists or private companies hoping to use wealth to pass legislation. Although a Constitutional amendment is needed to accomplish the task, the benefits of term limits for Congress make it worth serious consideration.
References
Burgat, C. (2018, January 18). Five Reasons to Oppose Congressional Term Limits. R Retrieved February 5, 2018, from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/01/18/five-reasons-to-oppose- congressional-term-limits
Longley, R. (2017, July 3). Why Members of the US Congress Do Not Face Term Limits. Retrieved February 07, 2018, from https://www.thoughtco.com/why-no- term-limits-for-congress-3974547
Manning, Jennifer E. (2018, January 3). Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from