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Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

A term limit is a law that limits the amount of time a political representative may hold an elected office. In the U.S. the office of the President is restricted to two four year terms. There are currently no term limits for Congressional terms but various states and cities have enacted term limits for their elected officials at the local level.

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Response rates from 405k America voters.

84%
Yes
16%
No
76%
Yes
13%
No
7%
Yes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption
2%
No, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time
1%
Yes, and decrease their salary and retirement benefits
1%
No, we already have term limits that are called “elections”
0%
Yes, term limits for the House but not the Senate

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 @5JKTL66from Montana  answered…6yrs6Y

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.

 @8DF7VQJ from Ohio  answered…6yrs6Y

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?

 @B23R6DC from California  answered…2yrs2Y

No, eliminate gerrymandering and increase voter engagement instead in order to vote out career politicians who do not adequately represent the best interests of the people.

 @8W2R7MS from Virginia  answered…5yrs5Y

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

 @9BFDRTB from Oklahoma  answered…3yrs3Y

No, require congresspeople to pass a mental competency test instead

 @94HXM8R from Virginia  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @8D7CVTK from Arizona  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, politics were not meant to be a lifetime job. Term limits allow Congress to change as the country changes. We need less politicians in Congress, and more doctors, lawyers, businessmen, craftsmen, etc. in Congress. This way, we get the diversity we really need in politics, diversity of thought.

 @94JS63G from Florida  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes and decrease salary and take away retirement

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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