U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) with Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), to reintroduce an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would impose term limits on members of Congress.
U.S. Senators would be limited to two six-year terms and members of the House of Representatives to three two-year terms.
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“If there is one change that would immediately make Washington work more for Americans and less for the swamp, it’s term limits,” Sen. Braun said. “I’m proud to have signed a term limit pledge for myself and to support this constitutional amendment to break up the farm system of politics and take on the dysfunction in D.C.”
“Every year, Congress spends billions of dollars on giveaways for the well-connected: Washington insiders get taxpayer money and members of Congress get re-elected, all while the system fails the American people,” Sen. Cruz said. “It’s no wonder that the vast majority of Americans from every political stripe – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – overwhelmingly support congressional term limits. The rise of political careerism in today’s Congress is a sharp departure from what the Founders intended for our federal governing bodies. I have long called for this solution for the brokenness of Washington, D.C., and I will continue fighting to hold career politicians accountable. As I have done in the past, I urge my colleagues to submit this constitutional amendment to the states for speedy ratification.”
Click here to read the text of the proposed amendment.
I agree that there should be ten limits. What change can we expect to see in regards to retirement benefits? I propose severance pay of 1/2 is the current cash benefits less health insurance and any other benefits paid to retirees for 1 year.