OT: Why do we have senators and congressmen?

[Bird4um]

serious question...

 

[Torocane]

Also why don't we have term limits for senators and congressmen ? Equally as important question

 

[Xander]

There is no reason, a lot of government jobs could just disappear and no one would probably even notice

 

[gruntking]

If they do their job they’re supposed take our best interests and introduce them as bills in the legislature.
I agree with term limits to get rid of those that are useless.

 

[SayWhat]

Term limits will never change. You think they're giving that up?

 

[UMFarArcher]

They're not worth a **** at anything else - and if they're not in Congress - who is going to sell their votes - if not them?

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Also why don't we have term limits for senators and congressmen ? Equally as important question

That F Face Pelosi...and that equally (If not more) F Face McConnell both should've been gone since forever....Both of those Decrepit POS can kiss my ***....

 

[CFLCane]

serious question...

To take bribes from lobbyist and the wealthy in the form of PAC support, and election donations.

 

[Empirical Cane]

serious question...

Senators are "congressmen/congresswomen".

With that said, the term [congressmen/women] almost exclusively refers to Members of the House of Representatives.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Founding Fathers never envisioned citizen-servants in Congress as becoming career politicians (although quite a few did very quickly). Remember, they ALL actually went home when Congress wasn't in session. They all lived proximal to Philly (still took days of travel to/from) and their law practices, shops, farms, etc needed tending to.

Term limits weren't part of the early founding of America (neither was POTUS actually), although several Founding Fathers worried over a "President for Life" type as we transitioned from Articles of Confederation to what became the Constitution. Since George Washington served 2 terms, that became the convention or etiquette in the Executive--but for Congress it never stuck. Franklin D Roosevelt smashed it during his 4 terms (maybe/maybe not necessary because of WWII). There was enough worry that because of his terms, Washington's 2 terms was forever spoiled, so boom, 22A was passed (I think thats the right one I'm too lazy to look) and limits POTUS to two elected terms.

For those serving in Congress, term limits comes up frequently, and has for years, but no serious action ever gets taken.

And around and around we go as Rome once did.

 

[JD08]

If we didn't have them, who'd get rich pretending to serve my interests? I hate to think that money would go to waste.

 

[JBCanes-NC]

They represent the interest of their respective state to the best of their ability with honor and integrity