What Rick Scott would need to pass his Term Limits on Congress?
There are two ways to change the U.S. Constitution.
Can this be done for Scott before
November 2018?
I think not!
The first way is the way we usually think of, passing a bill through congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The second part of Article V of the Constitution
allows us to bypass Congress,
call a Term Limits Convention.
Two-thirds of state legislatures (34)
pass bills applying for the Term Limits Convention.
Congress is mandated to call the Convention.
The Convention, which features delegates chosen by the states, proposes one or more term limits amendments.
Three-quarters of states (38) must ratify the amendment, either by legislature or state convention.
With this process there are checks in place to make sure that there is a narrow agenda for the term limits convention to discuss ONLY term limits on Congress.
This will ultimately help us accomplish our goal as over 75% of Americans agree with term limits.
It means no other divisional issue can sneak in and prevent our progress. https://www.termlimits.com/do-we-need-congressional-approval-to-create-term-limits-on-congress/
Have There Been Attempts to Impose Term Limits on Congress?
There have been numerous attempts by some lawmakers to pass statutory term limits, but all of those proposals have been unsuccessful.
Perhaps the most famous attempt at passing term limits came during the so-called Republican revolution when the GOP took control of Congress in the 1994 midterm elections.
Term limits were a tenet of the Republican Contract with America.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Contract-with-America
The contract called for a removal of career politicians through a first-ever vote on term limits as part of the Citizen Legislature Act.
https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/5481-term-limits-and-the-citizen-legislature-scam
AND
https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-congressional-reform-act-of-2017
Term limits never came to fruition.
What about the Congressional Reform Act?
The Congressional Reform Act does not exist.
https://www.thoughtco.com/congressional-reform-act-will-never-pass-3322269
It is a fiction passed off in email chains as a legitimate piece of legislation that would limit members of Congress to 12 years of service – either two six-year Senate terms or six two-year House terms.
What Are the Arguments in Favor of Term Limits?
Proponents of term limits argue that restricting the service of lawmakers prevents politicians from amassing too much power in Washington and becoming too alienated from their constituents.
The thinking is that many lawmakers view the work as a career and not a temporary assignment, and therefore spend much of their time posturing, raising money for their re-election campaigns and running for office instead of focusing on the important issues of the day.
Those who favor term limits say they would remove the intense focus on politics and place it back on policy.
What Are the Arguments Against Term Limits?
The most common argument against term limits goes something like this: “We already have term limits. They’re called elections.” The primary case against term limits is that, indeed, our elected officials in the House and Senate must face their constituents every two years or every six years and get their approval.
Imposing term limits, opponents argue, would remove the power from voters in favor of an arbitrary law. For example, a popular lawmaker seen by her constituents as being effective and influential would want to re-elect her to Congress – but could be barred from doing so by a term-limit law.
Governor Rick Scott’s ad for term limits?
Scott argues that, of the 41,000-plus zip codes in the country,
Just one opposes term limits:
Washington, D.C.?
Political Ad Names for 2018/2020
Dippy Donald
Crooked Hilary
And Now!
Tricky Ricky
http://pasileylfloridanews.blogspot.com/2018/04/governor-rick-scotts-ad-for-term-limits.html
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