Six Years Is Enough

I've become a big fan of term limits. We should begin to work immediately to enact them at the state and federal level of government.

Members of Congress, including the Senate (one-half of Congress), should be given the privilege of serving for six years and six years only. Representatives may seek three terms of two years in length. Senators may be elected for only one term of six years.

The President shall be elected for one term of six years.

Federal spending will drop dramatically because these boys and girls can go to the Capitol knowing that they will be living back at home in a few short years. We can stop with the PACs and lobbyists buying access because everyone gets out of the pool in six years.

The Presidency will still be very powerful, but the bully pulpit will be unable to persuade Congress with promises of fund-raising and political cover.

The judiciary may not change, but I suspect the limit upon service for two-thirds of the Federal monster will preclude many of the questionable actions the judges might decide.

As for Frankfort, we made a mistake when we amended the Kentucky Constitution to allow officers to seek that second term. We should amend it again to let governors serve for six years along with the long list of other Constitutional officers.

Limit the members of the General Assembly to six years of time in office, Senate and House.

By the way, along with these limits we should repeal all government pensions for legislative and executive offices.

Well?