Essay On The Pros And Cons Of Congressional Term Limits

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I believe that the President of the United States should be allowed to do more term if properly voting in. The Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution says that no person can be elected President of the United States more than twice. President Franklin Roosevelt was the first and only President to successfully break Washington's tradition, and he died in office while serving his fourth term. Most would argue that it is not fair running for more than two terms, but if the President was actually good in his two terms wouldn’t you want him to be president again or take a risk of electing one of the two new candidates that has no clue how things work at that level. The Founding Fathers who composed the Constitution did, actually, consider and dismiss the possibility of congressional term limits. In Federalist Papers No. 53, James Madison, father of the …show more content…

Some are the Pros and cons: Limits the corruption and influence obtained by being a member of Congress. Allows them to get to complacent, by doing just an average job. Term limits kick out the great officials who may should remain in office for brilliant work. In this field learning and adapting is key, and Congress is no exemption. Lawmakers that leave office take with them a ton of experience and contacts that are fundamental to complete things. New officials would need to build up these up from almost nothing. Bringing new ideas perhaps to fix a problem that has been happening for many years. Thinking out of the box, instead of the same old ideas. New individuals will probably think of brand new ideas and think out of the box. The longer you practice something, the better you should get at it. Indeed, term limits would wipe out a portion of the degenerate, control eager and incapable and unfit officials, yet it would likely dispose of all the decent and efficient ones. Earning the people’s trust and proving themselves to be competent

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