Congressional term limits were first debated in a Senate subcommittee in Sep. 1945, with S.J. Utah (1983) and South Dakota (1989) passed resolutions that called for a constitutional convention on federal congressional term limits. 23 states had passed congressional term limits laws by mid-1995. Similarly, a Sep. 2023 Pew survey found that 87% of adults favored congressional term limits with 56% strongly favoring them. Term limits would give people with real world experience the chance to serve and make an impact.” We cannot simply rely on elections as de facto term limits.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2024 18:34 UTC