01/01/2026
I believe this nation needs a few amendments to correct its path. I say amendments because they would become part of the constitution, thus give critical guidance to our Supreme Court which seems to be often tell us that our current constitution lacks the clear guidance to justify Congress' acts and Presidents' executive orders. Our people, our Congress, our nation have not show the fortitude in my lifetime to address the matters. It is high time we take overdue actions.
The first Amendment I would propose would be term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court because it would be the easiest legislation to pass, as virtually everyone wants it:
On a bi-partisan level I believe the American people want term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court. When the founders of our nation drew up the Constitution, they likely were not anticipating office incumbents living so long they could affect more than one generation. I would propose a limit of 4 terms for U.S. Senators and 6 terms for Representatives. At the same time, I would seek to increase the congressional term periods from 2 years to 4 years, thereby moving that office out of the current situation where members of Congress are perpetually running for re-election. I would also seek to term limit Supreme Court justices to 25 years. On these issues, all existing members of Congress and Supreme Court Justices’ clocks would start at the enactment of the amendment because, pragmatically, it would be much harder to get current members of Congress to support these measures if they were applied to themselves. There is a key reason why I consider this measure to be so important, I believe too many Americans think that they cannot affect government. I want our citizens to understand that they are the key to our nation’s success, and their voices are critical. Coming together to create an amendment would go far in proving this fact to ourselves.
Should it matter, we could also include language to absolutely ensure a president could serve no more than 2 full terms.
