Quotes by Term Limits Watching the debate this afternoon it was apparent they loved term limits in the House - as Brutus loved Caesar. Bill Moyers term-limitsafternoonhouse Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders. Bob Inglis term-limitshumorfunny I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others. Caroline Kennedy term-limitsdifferentthinking A constitutional amendment for congressional term limits could never achieve the blessing of Congress; it could be initiated only by the states. Dwight D. Eisenhower term-limitspoliticalblessing Those who have been intoxicated with power... can never willingly abandon it. Edmund Burke term-limitspoliticalpower Under my contract with the American voter, we are proposing a series of ethics reforms on day one to end government corruption. They include a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress. Donald Trump term-limitsamerican-votersgovernment Term limits mean that you don't trust the voters. 'Stop me before I vote again.' Garry Wills term-limitsdemocracymean I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if they want to, and that's what I decided to do. George J. Mitchell term-limitsbelievepeople I am opposed to term limits because if we did not have seasoned professionals, we would not have the good government that we have. George Will term-limitspoliticalgovernment If many have their turns to rule, ... this will encourage all men to advance Righteousness and that the Commonwealth will hereby be furnished with able and experienced men, fit to govern. Gerrard Winstanley term-limitspoliticalmen Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases. Harry S. Truman term-limitspoliticaldisease The security intended to the general liberty consists in the frequent election and in the rotation of the members of Congress. James Madison term-limitslibertypolitical I am for making of terms annual, and for sending an entire new set every year. John Adams term-limitspoliticalyears It's a lot easier to see, at least in some cases, what the long-term limits of the possible will be, because they depend on natural law. But it's much harder to see just what path we will follow in heading toward those limits. K. Eric Drexler term-limitslawlong They wanted me to be a Washington. Napoleon Bonaparte term-limitspoliticspolitical Term limits aren't enough. We need jail. P. J. O'Rourke term-limitsjailneeds If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the Bills. Then I say, sweep the place clean, limit their terms, and send them HOME! Rand Paul term-limitsgovernmenthome You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it. Rand Paul term-limitsrepublicanlooks If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office. Robert Byrd term-limitspoliticaloffice I think if you do term limits, you would really increase the power of lobbying. Tim Kaine term-limitslobbyingthinking12»
