Red State Approves Ballot Measure That Blocks Candidates Who Will Turn 81 In Office From Running
In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states ‘cannot impose additional restrictions, such as term limits’
Why Term Limits Are Actually A Horrible Idea
The intent of term limits was to prevent career politicians. The reality has been an erosion of legislative power.
Mitch McConnell's latest freeze-up sheds light on a MUCH BIGGER issue
We talk a lot about politics on here, but when it comes to Sen. Mitch McConnell, politics need to be set aside.
Back in July, McConnell froze mid-speech at a news conference, and unfortunately, it wasn’t a one-time incident.
This past Wednesday in Covington, Kentucky, McConnell froze again when reporters asked him whether he was planning on running for re-election.
Like him or not, the man clearly has glaring health concerns that should prevent him from serving.
“This is not about politics. It's about our country,” says Glenn Beck. “For the love of Pete, resign.”
“The man is clearly suffering,” adds Stu Burguiere.
But Mitch McConnell’s unfortunate situation sheds light on a much bigger issue.
“It shows you the power of the machine,” says Glenn. “They'd rather have somebody like him who's no longer capable of doing it themselves because then they can just do what they want.”
But the reality is that term limits are “among the most popular policy proposals in our discourse— we're talking about 80% support across the board,” says Stu.
And Republicans are not the only ones who are pushing for policies that will prevent Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein-like situations from happening; Democrats and Independents are as well.
Unfortunately, with the way things are currently set up, “Mitch McConnell could run today, and they'd still vote him in,” says Glenn.
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Lawmakers push for term limits Constitutional amendment
Lawmakers are once again advocating a Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
Members in both chambers are backing the proposed amendment, which stipulates that House lawmakers who have served three terms would not be eligible for election to the House again, while senators who have served two terms would no longer be eligible for election or appointment to that chamber.
Under the amendment, if a House lawmaker elected to fill a vacant spot fills the vacancy for more than one year, that would count toward their three-term limit — similarly, if a senator elected or appointed to fill an empty seat fills that vacancy for over three years, that would count as one of the two allowed terms.
A number of GOP senators and dozens of House Republicans are backing the proposal, as is Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine.
Even if two-thirds of both houses of Congress voted to pass the proposal, three-fourths of the states would need to back the amendment in order for it to be added the Constitution.
"Term limits are critical to fixing what's wrong with Washington, D.C.," GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said, according to a press release. "The Founding Fathers envisioned a government of citizen legislators who would serve for a few years and return home, not a government run by a small group of special interests and lifelong, permanently entrenched politicians who prey upon the brokenness of Washington to govern in a manner that is totally unaccountable to the American people. Terms limits brings about accountability that is long overdue and I urge my colleagues to advance this amendment along to the states so that it may be quickly ratified and become a constitutional amendment."
"With the evident abuse of power that has taken place in Congress the notion of term limits is basic common sense," Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina said, according to a press release. "Many of my colleagues have drifted so far from the reality of the people they serve by turning 'representative of the people' into a lifelong career. Members must be willing to not only enact laws, but return to their respective districts to live under them."
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UNBELIEVABLE: THIS politician has been absent 33.4% of the time, but there’s someone with an even WORSE record
Pat Gray and Jeff Fisher aren’t impressed with this member of the Senate for several reasons, one of them being his abysmal attendance record.
A child in school would be charged with truancy for a record like this, but this person seems to get a free pass when it comes to absenteeism.
Who are we referring to?
None other than John Fetterman.
“John Fetterman is the second-most absent member of the U.S. Senate,” says Pat. “He has been absent 33% of the time, 33.4% to be precise.”
Pat admits that some of this absenteeism is a result of being away for medical purposes, but the reality is, Fetterman “doesn’t show up for votes,” which is the entire point of his role.
There’s only one person with a worse record.
“Feinstein has missed 46.3% of votes this session,” says Pat.
“But don’t let that bother you,” he jokes. “Do they really need to be there?”
“No,” answers Jeffy. “Look, Biden's been gone for 40% of the time … so why do they gotta be there?”
While the absenteeism is certainly frustrating, Pat sees the silver lining.
“They're all almost equally useless at this point, so go ahead and just stay home permanently; that would be nice,” he laughs.
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