Imagine learning Barack Obama had
just announced plans to seek a third term as President of the United
States.
Left-wing radicals all over the country would cheer their
chance to tax, spend and regulate our country into oblivion for four more
years . . .
Thankfully, that nightmare won't come true. Our
Constitution limits Presidents to two terms.
But if term limits
are a good idea for Presidents, why not Members of Congress?
I'll give you the link in just a moment. But first let me explain
exactly why term limits are so important.
I can already tell you,
my colleagues here in Washington, D.C. are going to FIGHT my Congressional
Term Limits Amendment every step of the way.
For them, politics as
usual is just fine.
But for virtually everyone else I talk to
across our country, it's clear career politicians have FAILED.
After years of raiding the national treasury to buy more votes for
their next elections, our federal government is saddled with over $16.2
TRILLION in debt.
Yet cutting spending is barely even
mentioned in Washington, D.C.
Instead, my colleagues are falling
all over themselves to find solutions to allow them to keep up the Big
Government, big spending gravy train for just a little longer . . .
Well, the politicians' gravy train is about to cause an
enormous economic train wreck for our entire country - and it's one we can
all see coming.
The good news is, perhaps more than anything
else, your support for term limits can completely change the poisoned
political culture here in Washington, D.C. once and for all.
That
poison is the corruption wrought by career politicians who care more about
their next elections than doing what's right for our country.
Sadly, the longer politicians stay in Congress, the worse it
becomes.
Of course, there are exceptions, but they're few and far
between.
I was just elected in 2010, and I'm already tired of
watching my colleagues trade what principles they have left for the
special interests' support in their next reelection campaign!
That's why I believe we need more citizen legislators and fewer
career politicians.
So I've introduced legislation to send
them all home!
My Congressional Term Limits Amendment would limit
House Members to three two-year terms.
For Senators, it would be
two six-year terms.
Of course, as with any Constitutional
Amendment, once passed by Congress it has to be sent to the states.
But realistically, the real fight is in Congress where my
colleagues will do virtually anything to keep my amendment from passing.
But they'll do it behind the scenes and in the shadows where
they know they won't get their hands dirty in front of American voters'
watchful eyes.
If you want to take your country back from
the iron grip of career politicians in BOTH parties, it's going to take
action.
The
good news is, polls consistently show between 70%-80% of American citizens
support term limits.
If you and I can force the issue to the
forefront of the public debate, my colleagues won't dare oppose it.
http://www.randpacusa.com/limits.aspx?pid=0203y
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