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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...10yrs10Y

Yes

 @9GG5TBL  from Illinois agreed…5mos5MO

Not even the President, the highest government position in this country, can serve an unlimited amount of terms, so why should Congress?

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...10yrs10Y

Yes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption

 @9HNT78GRepublican from North Carolina disagreed…3mos3MO

They'll increase the power of the administrative state and special interests in relative terms by disempowering elected representatives.

 @9G99MXK from Nebraska agreed…5mos5MO

If there are term or age limits in congress, it will be encouraged to younger people to try and run for congress. People who are younger are generally more knowledgeable with what lots of the population want and are able to better represent a large majority of voters

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes, and decrease their salary and retirement benefits

 @9GG9PDX from Wisconsin disagreed…5mos5MO

Decreasing their salary and retirement benefits doesn't give them and incentive to work harder. Our Congressman, especially republicans are trying to fix our current presidents spending problem, which is burdening the American people.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

No, we already have term limits that are called “elections”

 @9G99MXK from Nebraska disagreed…5mos5MO

Lots of the people currently running our government are old and out of touch with the current day problems and current day people

 @9J7GSFX from North Carolina disagreed…2mos2MO

Well the problem is that we have senators who have been in office for 60 years who have term limits on governor President and multiple other positions it is time to stop the corruption and enforce term limits in congress.

 @9FMR6YR from Missouri disagreed…6mos6MO

4 years if they’re re-elected sure. But after that get them out of there. We have people that have been in office for 40 years still promising the same changes. Bring someone else in to get it done

 @9FMBFZ2 from Tennessee disagreed…6mos6MO

Many times already seated politicians can continue to win elections on a name-known basis and serve indefinitely.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...10yrs10Y

No, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time

 @9FZJVCR from Montana disagreed…6mos6MO

Experience is great but there is a time when someone gets to old and is not the same person they once were physically and mentally

 @9FS9P3H from Maryland disagreed…6mos6MO

Experience is great but there is a time when someone gets to old and is not the same person they once were physically and mentally

 @9FV4XYJ from Illinois disagreed…6mos6MO

Though people accumulate knowledge, after they turn 65, the value of that knowledge begins to diminish due to mental deterioration that also comes with age.

 @9FMBFZ2 from Tennessee disagreed…6mos6MO

Elected officials without term limits face the issue of becoming outdated and out of touch with their constituents.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes, term limits for the House but not the Senate

 @5JKTL66from Montana answered…3yrs3Y

That's a double edged sword, if you make the term too short they'll have to be even more corrupt to scam what ever they can from American tax payers. If you leave them in too long they can take their time screwing everyone. I just think they should be bi-annually audited by independent parties and the auditing company has to change each time. If the books and emails are missing or out of order the Congress member will have to pay for the extra time it takes to find those items. If too much is missing they would have to step down and be held under house arrest until the matter is resolved.

 @9BFDRTB from Oklahoma answered…12mos12MO

 @947R5H7 from New Hampshire answered…2yrs2Y

 @7PTCG38Democrat from Wisconsin answered…1yr1Y

Yes, impose term limits of no longer than age 75 for those serving in either the House or Senate

 @94JS63G from Florida answered…2yrs2Y

 @94JRGDH from Washington answered…2yrs2Y

 @94HXM8R from Virginia answered…2yrs2Y

No, but the percentage of votes required to win the election should be raised each time

 @94FK4VK from Wisconsin answered…2yrs2Y

 @8DF7VQJPeace and Freedom from Ohio answered…4yrs4Y

not unless they want to be out of the office. why should someone have to stop doing something they love to run again, and possibly not get elected?

 @8W2R7MS from Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

Allow states and districts to choose the term limits on their representatives.

 @8GB4M8J from Kentucky answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, once they have done their 8 years as president, vice president, senator, governor, etc they should NOT be allowed to run anymore.

 @8XBHDRW from Florida answered…2yrs2Y

Yes and No. Yes there should be limit for congress to prevent corruption but there need to be proof that they are corrupted or spreading false narratives. This would give people an chance to elect people that they feel would be best. No because if people feel like the individual is a good representative of what they represent there shouldn't be a limit. During the elections people have the opportunity to get reelected or not, and if people don't vote for those individuals then they would be in office, so that would still be considered a limit.

  Deletedcommented…2yrs2Y

No, we already have term limits that are called “elections”

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 @9CWCGZL from Texas commented…8mos8MO

Term limits should be implemented on all three branches of government.

President is currently 2 terms or no more than 10 years.

Congress and the Senate make 12 years

US Supreme Court and Federal Judges 14 years

 @RedStateCoatiRepublicanfrom Maine disagreed…8mos8MO

In the case of the Supreme Court, lifetime appointments can promote judicial independence, allowing justices to make decisions without fear of political backlash.

 @P0litic4lPlatformCheeseDemocrat from Maine disagreed…8mos8MO

Lifetime appointments can lead to stagnation and lack of fresh perspectives. Let's take an example: if a justice appointed in the 1980s is still serving, they might not fully grasp or appreciate the nuances of some modern issues like cybercrime or digital privacy.

 @8Q8MLNT from Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

No, but there should be an maximum age.

 @8QS6KQGDemocrat from Michigan agreed…3yrs3Y

Yes, term limits for the House but not the Senate Yes No

The age limit should be 3 times the life expectancy.

 @9KG2D48 from Maryland answered…4wks4W

Yes but they should always have the opportunity for them to go back in congress, it should be the peoples vote.

 @9L3YXY6 from Utah answered…5 days5D

No, extend the length of terms for each office and give every elected officer only one term per office.

 @9KXCNHXLibertarian from California answered…2wks2W

No, instead there should be an age limit. No government official should be allowed to serve past the age of retirement. And decrease salary and benefits.

 @9KJJ4M3 from California answered…3wks3W

Yes, term limits for the House and the Senate with three terms for the Senate and nine for the House

 @9KJD2J9 from Alabama answered…4wks4W

Yes, those in office should be prevented from running for office while they serve in office, but there should not be a fixed number of times a person can serve in any office

 @9K495MY from Iowa answered…1mo1MO

Not only should their be term limits, to prevent corruption- there should be outside employees aiding their decisions. So many politicians have absolutely no idea what life is truly like, or any background knowledge on the depths of humanity, psychology, science etc. We need QUALIFIED ‘groups’ of people running the country- not rich, removed old men.

 @9JYH4NN from New York answered…1mo1MO

if they serve for 4 years yes but if they are impeached in the middle of their trem then no thats due to corruption

 @9JXVC9R from California answered…1mo1MO

No, term limits cause more short-term thinking (high time preferences) and will incentivize people to plunder the system before they have to go, rather than to cultivate a sustainable system.

 @9J8MTWB from Texas answered…2mos2MO

Yes, there should be limits but longer than the presidential limit. Allowing the member to gain experience but also have to rerun for their position.

 @9J7SKHM from Virginia answered…2mos2MO

No, the number of terms a fairly elected candidate serves isn't the problem; the problem is the 2-party system instead of ranked choice voting that forces every election to be a choice between evils.

 @9J4BFZW from Virginia answered…2mos2MO

Once Citizens United is overturned, citizens should be allowed to vote for whoever they want, however old or tenured to represent them. I don’t support a temporary age requirement or term limits to be put in place until Citizens United is overturned

 @9J3SRHNfrom Virgin Islands answered…2mos2MO

No, bc 1) you then have to rewrite the Constitution entirely, and 2) we have term limits already...and it's called elections.

 @9HZSSWP from California answered…3mos3MO

Maybe and if they do good then they can get more years but maybe like it’s a secret just to make sure the people think they only have limited time so they won’t do anything with their power. If that makes sense.

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