Trump proposes term limits for Congress

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

Donald Trump on Tuesday called for term limits in Congress as part of his new ethics reform proposal.

"If I’m elected president I will push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress,” Trump said at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colo. "Decades of failure in Washington and decades of special interest dealing must and will come to an end.”

"Not only will it end our government corruption, but we will end the economic stagnation that we’re in right now — no growth," Trump added of the proposal.

Trump released a five-point ethics plan Monday night in an effort to "drain the swamp" in Washington.

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[msanthrope]

1. Oh, Republicans, when you look to HRC to save you I will laugh. nt.

[Foggyhill]

2. He's a fucking clown, this moron is taking a piss on us

Someone embroiled in hundreds of ethics violation and who brags that he buys politician

He'll say any shit to be elected

[Cracklin Charlie]

34. Scary clown walking out of the woods, writ large.

It's all making sense, now.

[DK504]

36. He's insane.

"Donald Trump on Tuesday called for term limits in Congress as part of his new ethics reform proposal. "

Oh that's rich coming from this piece of walking excrement. WOW. Maybe Jr. can help with that since he is so sensitive to people's needs.

[underpants]

3. He should have opened with this

Not the raping

[Saviolo]

19. That reminds me of this blast from the past:

[DrToast]

4. Many experts think this will lead to more corruption

Because lobbyists will have more influence over inexperienced legislators.

[JHB]

17. I figured that out over 20 years ago...

...but it's nice to have backup.

It turns the legislators into pass-throughs, while lobbyists and staff-for-hire stick around. They have the institutional memory and thorough knowledge of the rules to get things done, or keep things from being done.

It simply moves the actual ability to do things farther from accountability to the voters.

[SunSeeker]

20. Exactly, and less experienced pols doing stupid shit. nt

[loyalsister]

28. It did in MO

Term limits were enacted in 2002 and it has been a nightmare!

Lobbyists have more influence because after their term is finished, they go to work for the lobbyist firms and then write legislation and hand it off to clueless newbies.
Republicans pushed they idea and they love it, because they have the money to promote news names every coupld of years. Incumbancy works in the favor of Democrats. Republicans strength is in running for office, and Democrats strength is in governing.

Aside from all that, when they work together for a long time, they build relationships, respect for each other and they used to work together.

When the inexperienced tea party candidates got elected, it created almost exactly what began here in 2003 in MO. A lot of progressives support this, but if we think congress is dysfuntional now term limits would make it way worse.

[gohuskies]

5. How about draining the swamp that is your mouth Donny?

This P.O.S. is such a pathologic liar who cannot stop projecting his own serious character flaws on to others. He won't ever take any kind of personal responsibility for his bullshit. And unfortunately he passes this shit in in his demon spawn progeny. Go F yourself Fonny.

[irisblue]

6. we have term limits in Ohio

It has not worked as well as I had hoped. Lobbyists are "guiding" too many of the more rural republican legislators.

[rurallib]

16. exactly what most critics said would happen

nice to know there is some real life experience with this. Thanks.

[Jim__]

7. Oh, a constitutional amendment. That's easy to get. - n/t

[Fast Walker 52]

8. Term limits are an idiot's fix-- they are not the problem with politics

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. "Major" "proposals" three weeks out

Good Lord. It's amateur hour.

[titaniumsalute]

10. Last time I checked an Amendment would need Congressional votes

How many in Congress are willing to vote themselves out of a job?

[hibbing]

11. We already have term limits, it's called voting

I find term limits very undemocratic. My state legislature has them.


Peace

[LisaM]

12. Term limits in Michigan have been an unmitigated DISASTER.

It leads to incessant turnover, lack of institutional knowledge, zero incentive for people in different parties to forge alliances and work together, and a fat cat contract with a lobbying firm afterwards as a quid pro quo.

I have never understood the appeal. Maybe you get rid of a few bad players in the short term, but who wants to bring in a completely inexperienced Congress every two to four years? How does that serve our interests? Would you get rid of a mechanic or a dentist or a doctor that you liked after two years and bring in someone completely green who didn't know you the way the old one did?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. McCain really pisses him off!

[olddad56]

14. Trumpster (the human dumpster) doesn't want to end corruption, he wants to profit from it.

[Foggyhill]

15. It's gerrymandering that's the issue not term limits

Maybe he can join Obamas group after his defeat to fix that

[apnu]

18. Sure, Trump, stick another knife in the back of the Republican party.

The lack of term limits (and gerrymandering) is what keeps Republicans a float. Imagine what America would be like if more and more people were tossed out of office due to term limits and someone new came up. Consider how diverse the nation is and how that diversity is increasing, rapidly I'd like to add.

The Goldwater conservative revolution is dying right now, the next generations, starting with millennials, think its crap. Put term-limits into the mix and Conservative America is dead.

So by all means, Donnie, push for term limits. Be my guest.

[loyalsister]

31. No

Since term limits were enacted in my state, republicans have a supermajority that just keeps growing. It takes more money to win the first time than Dems can usually raise.

[apnu]

33. Really, what state is that?

[loyalsister]

35. Missouri

Term limits were enacted in 2002 and we lost the majority right away. Now they have a 116 seats in the House and we have 45 plus 1 independent.

The Senate is 24 Rs - 7 Ds with 3 vacancies to be filled this year

[treestar]

21. LOL he has heard of Congress?

He knows it exists!

[sarae]

29. lol!

Who knew?!

[Nevernose]

23. Try getting $ out of politics

Ban all private donations and make all federal and state elections taxpayer funded.

[SunSeeker]

24. Term limits prevents voters from voting for who they like, and hurts Democrats.

If someone is no longer a good representative, the voters should be the ones who decide that, not some artificial (and currently unconstitutional) rule. If someone is a good representative, such as John Lewis, they should be allowed to run for as long as the voters keep voting them in. Why deny voters that right? Term limits are a vote of no confidence in democracy. It was a right wing reaction to FDR, and is always pushed hardest by right wingers...for a reason. Right wingers have more money and can start a campaign as a newbie more easily. Lefties tend not to have money, but gain popular support while in office, and use that popularity to stay in office, despite often being outspent by their right win opponents.

[keithbvadu2]

25. Wasn't that part of Newt's 'Contract on America' some years back?

Sounded good in the campaign and then they ignored it.

[PSPS]

26. They already have term limits. They're commonly referred to as elections.

[turbinetree]

27. Well donnie, here's a clue, get ready, are you sitting down, got your comb over in place

and your small hand fingers in there pant pockets, it's called VOTING, got that, let me repeat it one more time it's called VOTING, you know the system that your republican ilk have been trying to eviscerate.

But then again you are going around and saying the election is rigged, either or there donnie, what is it.

And if you would just sit down and think about it, if you get in power your republican ilk would further the damage the voting full blown with a "means test", look at what the right wing supreme court did.

And as for special interests, what do you have to say about the NRA or how about the special interest supporting the destruction in North Dakota, there donnie. The same bankers that funded your corruption and bankruptcy in Atlantic City----------no thanks.

And if you wanted to get the corruption out of government just think of what Bernie Sanders did, he got $27.00 on average and did not accept any money from bankers, hedge funds or from the enablers such as the Koch's, the Popes and anyone else from Wall Street bankers

[tanyev]

30. Term limits for Congress, and an inherited presidency!

[metroins]

32. I would vote for that

We need term limits.

[ehrnst]

37. Sweet smoking Jesus - I see so many otherwise progressive people wanting term limits.

Such a Libertarian view of the Federal Government....

[Coyotl]

38. Insane attempt to get rid of most powerful Dems in gerrymandered districts. Racist too.

Some of the most powerful members of Congress are ranking members and black because blacks and Dems are gerrymandered into districts so unbalanced a Republican will never unseat them. So this.

[jmowreader]

39. jmowreader proposes term limits for Russian-affiliated orange catastrophes

Zero terms.

[Solly Mack]

40. "ethics plan" by Trump? Ethics? by Trump? LMAO

[Kennah]

41. Donnie is getting a Perm Limit (n/t)