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Congressional Term Limits
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Congressional Term Limits
I'm wondering if anyone here would be interested in taking up the following position.
"Congressional Term Limits would be good for the US"

For context as to why I am asking this...
A few days ago the issue of Congressional term limits was brought to my attention.  I have, for years now, been aware of how term limits(the lack thereof) have been handled in the US legislative branch, but I had not taken the time to research it.  So...I started researching it, and the more I look into it, the more difficult I am finding it to believe that Congressional term limits are a good thing.

I'll be the first to admit, that this has been a huge cognitive dissonance for me.  I was expecting to look into this a bit, and find that Congressional term limits are an obviously good thing, and a slam dunk policy to advocate...That's not what I found. 

So with that in mind, I am reaching out to a few different platforms, forums, peoples, etc to see if I can't find someone to steel-man the argument for Congressional term limits.  The approval rating for Congressional term limits is incredibly high, and has broad bipartisan support, so I know there are smart well meaning individuals that hold this position.  I'm hoping that by reaching out and engaging with others that I can be more confident in how I am approaching the issue, whether that is to be in support of it, to reject it, or to remain agnostic on it.

Mentioned above, but worth clarifying...Initially I was in support of Congressional term limits, and now I am agnostic on it...


So, with that in mind...what is the argument for instituting Congressional term limits!!!  I will take the position that Congressional term limits are NOT a good thing to help move the conversation forward.
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Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 1, 2021 at 7:28 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by HappySkeptic - January 1, 2021 at 11:41 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Brian37 - January 2, 2021 at 8:33 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 1, 2021 at 11:54 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by onlinebiker - January 2, 2021 at 1:44 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Fireball - January 2, 2021 at 11:38 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by onlinebiker - January 2, 2021 at 6:17 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 2, 2021 at 7:08 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by onlinebiker - January 2, 2021 at 7:27 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Apollo - January 2, 2021 at 4:31 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 10:13 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 2, 2021 at 6:00 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 2, 2021 at 11:32 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 11:36 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 2, 2021 at 11:41 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 11:46 am
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by arewethereyet - January 2, 2021 at 12:12 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 12:18 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by arewethereyet - January 2, 2021 at 12:43 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 1:23 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by arewethereyet - January 2, 2021 at 2:48 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 2:59 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by arewethereyet - January 2, 2021 at 3:27 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 8:06 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by arewethereyet - January 2, 2021 at 8:29 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Aristocatt - January 2, 2021 at 9:50 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 2, 2021 at 12:51 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 2, 2021 at 8:01 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 2, 2021 at 8:45 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by arewethereyet - January 2, 2021 at 8:53 pm
RE: Congressional Term Limits - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 2, 2021 at 8:57 pm

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