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(D) Joe Neguse
(D) Michael Bennet
50%
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Att. General
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(D) Jena Griswold
(D) Brian Mason
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(D) George Stern
(R) Sheri Davis
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(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
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CO-01 (Denver)
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CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
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(R) Jeff Crank*
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
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State Senate Majority
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January 04, 2017 12:14 PM UTC
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There are a number of states that have term limits on their legislators. I've gone looking, and don't seem to find anything that indicates the term limits have made legislators as wise as Solon, as fair as Solomon, or as incorruptible as Caesar's wife. Or done much of anything positive, no matter what or how "positive" is measured.
Term limits have caused turnover – leaving more power with the permanent staff, lobbyists who "inform" the legislators, and donors who are willing to pay now and pay later for those who want to move to a different job.
And as for the last election showing "the status quo isn’t all that popular", 90% of Senators and 97% of incumbents who ran for re-election are back in Washington. The system may not be popular – but majorities across the nation seem to tolerate THEIR Congress critters pretty well.
Has term limits been a total disaster here? We've had them for over 20 years now in Colorado. And if we had been able to put our federal level elected "public servants" under the amendment back then it still would have passed. People want change, and term limits are a pretty popular idea. I don't know how much chance it has of getting out of Congress, but it should be interesting to see if this goes anywhere.
90% of Senators and 97% of incumbents…..are back in Washington"
Exactly the point. And that "power of incumbency" usually becomes greater with every successive term.
I support term limits for Congress. Limits were not imposed in the Constitution when written, because there was a sense elective public service was just that, and Congress was only in session part time. Andrew Jackson actually resigned his Senate seat and went back to Tennessee stating he was "bored".
Charlie Rangle (48 years), Ted Kennedy (48 years), Strom Thurman (48 years) , Robert Byrd (58 years). Our Constitution and the Union are perpetual institutions – our "public servants" should not be.
I would also like to see included on that proposed amendment limiting a Supreme Court justice to a single ten year term.