Mitch McConnell Done?

[1972Shocker]

Looks like Mitch may have had a mini-stroke (or worse) right in the middle of a press conference statement.

I guess he, Biden,Pelosi, Fetterman and Feinstein should form their own Past Our Sell By Date caucus.

I wish I could feign concern for the guy but I really dislike him immensely. If this is what it takes to get rid of him then so be it.

[Atxshoxfan]

Looks like Mitch may have had a mini-stroke (or worse) right in the middle of a press conference statement.

I guess he, Biden,Pelosi, Fetterman and Feinstein should form their own Past Our Sell By Date caucus.

I wish I could feign concern for the guy but I really dislike him immensely. If this is what it takes to get rid of him then so be it.

I don't like him either, but no!!! I wouldn't even wish that on the others you mentioned.

[1972Shocker]

I don't like him either, but no!!! I wouldn't even wish that on the others you mentioned.

No where did I wish that on him. I just said I can't muster any sympathy for him. I could fake it I guess.

[ShockerPrez]

I don't get why these people don't retire and live the good life with their grifted dollars. They're all millionaires.

My hunch is that they aren't comfortable relenquishing the levers of power and oversight that they have to constantly steer away from their corruption.

[Shockm]

I don't get why these people don't retire and live the good life with their grifted dollars. They're all millionaires.

My hunch is that they aren't comfortable relenquishing the levers of power and oversight that they have to constantly steer away from their corruption.

A better question than people retiring, is......................Why do people, election after election, keep voting them back in? This is our (yours, mine, and others) fault. After all, this is a Democracy/Republic. We vote our Representatives into office.

How would you prefer it to be?

[ShockerPrez]

A better question than people retiring, is......................Why do people, election after election, keep voting them back in? This is our (yours, mine, and others) fault. After all, this is a Democracy/Republic. We vote our Representatives into office.

How would you prefer it to be?

True. I would prefer term limits.

[Shockm]

True. I would prefer term limits.

But term limits have been declared unconstitutional by the SCOTUS. We will have to pass an Amendment to the Constitution for that to happen.

[WuDrWu]

But term limits have been declared unconstitutional by the SCOTUS. We will have to pass an Amendment to the Constitution for that to happen.

It would pass on voice. And yes, I know it can't. But 40+ states (if not all 50) would vote for term limits as long as it applied to everyone. I believe 38 is the number of states needed. I think it would 46-50.

The fact it isn't brought up by the House and Senate should tell everyone what they need to know.

[WuDrWu]

I don't get why these people don't retire and live the good life with their grifted dollars. They're all millionaires.

My hunch is that they aren't comfortable relenquishing the levers of power and oversight that they have to constantly steer away from their corruption.

I think you're exactly right here. They won't go away because they're constantly playing the shell game of corruption. Some probably even think they'll "fix" what they broke, but instead just get deeper and deeper into the corruption.

[Shockm]

It would pass on voice. And yes, I know it can't. But 40+ states (if not all 50) would vote for term limits as long as it applied to everyone. I believe 38 is the number of states needed. I think it would 46-50.

The fact it isn't brought up by the House and Senate should tell everyone what they need to know.

Some would be for term limits, but most likely not enough. You are correct that We only need 38, not 40.

[ShockTalk]

The fact it isn't brought up by the House and Senate should tell everyone what they need to know.

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[Shockm]

This does ignore the question regarding why Kentucky people keep voting him in. They must like him.

[SubGod22]

It would pass on voice. And yes, I know it can't. But 40+ states (if not all 50) would vote for term limits as long as it applied to everyone. I believe 38 is the number of states needed. I think it would 46-50.

The fact it isn't brought up by the House and Senate should tell everyone what they need to know.

You're mostly right, but there are members of Congress that do offer term-limit bills. They don't go anywhere, but there are some that would at least appear to be willing to put such thing forward.

The recent list I could find on a quick search of those who have put forth a bill or publicly supported limits include:

Ted Cruz (TX)
Tim Brchett (TN)
Ralph Norman (SC)


And there have been bills I could find as far back as the mid 90s presented by both sides of the isle that have been voted down by the majority, but had a decent amount of support.

South Carolina had a resolution calling for a Convention of the States to propose an amendment. So has Oklahoma. 34 state legislatures would have to pass similar resolutions to convene a Convention. I've seen some articles about states like Kansas, Tennessee and Montana having bills introduced, but I'm not seeing the results of any votes and I don't want to do a deep dive right now.

But to reiterate how out of touch Congress is with the American people...

School of Public Policy, University of Maryland - Fine-in-Six Americans Favor Constitutional Amendment on Term Limits for Members of Congress

An in-depth study finds that five-in-six Americans favor a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on Members of Congress.

While there has not been a vote on term limits in Congress since 1995, the issue was given new life during this year’s speakership negotiations when Speaker McCarthy guaranteed a vote on congressional term limits.

The public consultation survey of 2700 registered voters was conducted by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. Passing a constitutional amendment to establish term limits in Congress was favored by 83% of registered voters nationally, with little difference between partisans: 86% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats and 84% of independents.

Bipartisan support for this proposal has remained steady since PPC’s first public consultation survey on term limits in 2017, which found 80% in support.

To ensure that respondents understood the issue, they were first given a short briefing on the proposal and asked to evaluate arguments for and against. The content was reviewed by Congressional proponents and opponents of the legislation to ensure that the briefing was accurate and balanced and that the arguments presented were the strongest ones being made.

Respondents who favored the constitutional amendment were given the opportunity to specify the number of terms they prefer. Bipartisan majorities said four terms for House Members (60%, Republicans 64%, Democrats 54%) and two terms for Senators (63%, Republicans 69%, Democrats 56%). Another 17% said House Members should be limited to five or six terms, and another 16% said Senators should be limited to three or four terms.

“Bipartisan majorities of Americans continue to favor proposals to limit the terms of Members of Congress,” commented Steven Kull, director of PPC. “The overwhelming support for congressional term limits is also mirrored in the support for ballot measures to term limit state legislators in 16 states.”

[Atxshoxfan]

I don't get why these people don't retire and live the good life with their grifted dollars. They're all millionaires.

My hunch is that they aren't comfortable relenquishing the levers of power and oversight that they have to constantly steer away from their corruption.

Sad thing is, that when you look at recent elections, the young activists are being voted into office more and more these days. I personally don't like that fact. Age has been brought up frequently, but the real problem is the cognative ability of a candidate. Some folks minds just don't last through their entire life, but some do. Kind of like peckers, some rise to the occasion into their 80s while some in their 50s dangle around even if they hop in bed with sweet candy beside them.

[mattdalt]

This does ignore the question regarding why Kentucky people keep voting him in. They must like him.

Pork!