Posted on Apr 4, 2017
Would term limits reduce the current rancor in Congress?
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Elected officials, in their quest for re-election do not always do what is right for the Nation! The battle for SCOTUS nominee Gorsuch seems to be about re-election rather than for the US!
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That would help. I'd also like to see campaign finance reform and the elimination of gerrymandering.
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LTC Stephen C.
I lived in Louisiana for two and half years, LTC Kevin B.. Corruption in politics is rampant at every level of government there. I was glad when my employer relocated me, and I didn't let the door hit me in the fanny as I left!
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LTC Stephen C.
I think Tennessee's 4th, 6th and 7th districts have undergone fairly significant changes over time, MCPO Roger Collins. For example, Bart Gordon (D) was indestructible as a U.S. Congressman, representing the 6th district. However, he has always lived in Murfreesboro (Rutherford County), which is now in the 4th district! Williamson County, was originally in the 6th district, but a Democratic Tennessee General Assembly moved it into the 7th district and Gordon ran virtually unopposed for years until he decided not to run for reelection.
Gerrymandering does work both ways, though. Williamson County is a Republican stronghold and when it was moved to an already strongly Republican 7th district, it allowed Marsha Blackburn (R) entrance to the U.S. House, and she has run virtually unopposed since.
Gerrymandering does work both ways, though. Williamson County is a Republican stronghold and when it was moved to an already strongly Republican 7th district, it allowed Marsha Blackburn (R) entrance to the U.S. House, and she has run virtually unopposed since.
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LTC Stephen C.
It's just a matter of time, MCPO Roger Collins. She's being groomed for (and has been since her days in the Tennessee State Senate) bigger and better things.
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CSM Charles Hayden Term limits would help, because if you are not worried about party politics, you might actually focus on doing the right thing for our country.
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It wold slow the Career Criminals down and at least get rid of them a lot faster...
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