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A case for term limits.

Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:07 pm
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
42920 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:07 pm


There should be a law against that. ^^^^^
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
36636 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:09 pm to
Hal Rogers has had a total of 2 jobs since Apollo 11 landed on the moon—both in government.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
142884 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:09 pm to
Chick Grassley still runs something ridiculous like 10 miles a day.

He gets a pass.
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
36636 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:10 pm to
I’ll need video of him “running” to believe that.
He looks clinically dead on TV/in Congress.
Posted by tigerlion
Member since Jul 2009
2247 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:10 pm to
And sadly the greatest problem isn’t even just that they’re all fossils. It’s that they’re corrupt, evil fossils who’ve gotten too comfortable in their positions. Too long to get comfortable being in the club none of us are in.
Posted by AlterEd
Cydonia, Mars
Member since Dec 2024
8611 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:20 pm to
Won't happen without a convention of the states.
Posted by LSUbest
Coastal Plain
Member since Aug 2007
15752 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:24 pm to
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): Served since 1981, over 44 years in the Senate.

Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY): Served 40+ years in the House.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY): Served since 1985, over 40 years. 

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD): 40 years (10 House, 30 Senate).

Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA): 35 years.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): 38+ years as of Jan 2026. 




Mandatory retirements, term limits, something.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
21408 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:30 pm to
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Chick Grassley still runs something ridiculous like 10 miles a day.

He gets a pass.

And RBG was in the gym on a daily basis
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
14930 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:30 pm to
There are millions of voters that keep putting them there.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
142884 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:36 pm to
4am 6 days a week.
Posted by dalefla
Central FL
Member since Jul 2024
3943 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:45 pm to
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There are millions of votes that keep putting them there.


Fixed it for you. With the opposition to SAVE act on both sides of isle, they're all probably cheating. I don't trust anything political on the left or right at this point.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
88188 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:46 pm to
Age isnt the problem, its the fact some of those folks have been there since the 80s


Posted by Deek
Member since Sep 2013
1284 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:49 pm to
Or age limits
Posted by BigGreenTiger
Member since Mar 2022
735 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 3:07 pm to
i mean, how do they keep getting reelected? how is NO ONE running against a 90 year old? i feel like you could run a grass roots campaign and just advertise your age against half of these people.
Posted by BigGreenTiger
Member since Mar 2022
735 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 3:08 pm to
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Age isnt the problem,


yes it is, no one over 80 should be holding any office. They will never live to see the consequences of their decisions.
Posted by stuntman
Florida
Member since Jan 2013
10761 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 3:11 pm to
On the surface it sounds great, but what about the retarded voters? The politicians are just a symptom. The retards who vote them in are the disease.

Posted by LawTalkingGuy
Member since Mar 2025
166 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 3:41 pm to
This would not solve the problem, but it would be helpful if the Senate would change its rules so that Seniority was not so important. Committe positions, boards and appointments, even office locations are decided by Seniority.

If you have a choice in your primary between a multi-term incumbent and a newbie, it is probably better for your state to stick with the incumbent.

Changing the seniority rules would not require amending the Constitution...but it would require convincing people who benefit from the seniority rules to vote against their own perks.
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
19912 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 3:44 pm to
And those old fogies are the biggest trouble makers too, all useless. Primary every one of them, in fact, primary anyone who has served two terms or more.
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 3:46 pm
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
10082 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 3:46 pm to
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1. Nancy Pelosi - 85
2. Maxine Waters - 87
3. Bernie Sanders - 84
4. Mitch McConnell - 83
5. James Clyburn - 85
6. Angus King - 81
7. Chuck Grassley - 92
8. Hal Rogers - 88
9. James Risch - 82
10. Steny Hoyer - 86


My biggest issue is that they are passing legislation that they know they won't be around to see. So basically they saddle future Americans with dealing with thier bullshite ideas and decisions.
Posted by PaintCompany
Springfield
Member since Aug 2022
936 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 4:04 pm to
They have no reason to act in the best interest of their constituents
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