Term Limits For Legislators
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When the Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1789, it was
without direction regarding . At the time,
professional politicians were unheard of, and the idea of someone serving for
more than one or two terms was unlikely. So the Constitution did not formally
address the issue of term limits, although it was understood that o ....
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.... Currently,
advocates of term limits are calling for two terms in the Senate, and three in
the House. It is possible, then, for a member to serve six years in the House,
twelve years in the Senate, eight years as Vice President, and eight years as
President, a total of thirty-six years. It is not unlikely, therefore, that
there will continue to be career politicians. The issue is not about total time
that one may participate in government, ....
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Number of words: 3060
Number of pages: 12 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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