It Ain't Gonna Happen

Term Limits "ain't gonna happen."

Just like campaign reform "ain't gonna happen."

Just like Congress giving up their Golden Parachute retirement and health care "ain't gonna happen."

Why not? Because asking the incumbents, the guys in power, to write a law that limits their free ride is like asking me to give up my first born.

Term limits would mean that they would have less time to steal. I have actually heard politicians defend their vote against term limits on the grounds that it takes two terms just to learn how to work the system and they will say the "old timers" will have the advantage if term limits are enacted.

Well, gosh, isn't that what we want, keep anyone from learning enough to be able to steal? As far as an advantage for "old timers", there wont be any "old timers" if there are term limits.

But, it "ain't gonna happen."

Campaign reform. Well that's how they stay in their seats long enough to learn how to steal. The advantage is with the incumbent on almost every aspect of an election. Why would the incumbent give up that advantage voluntarily?

It "ain't gonna happen."

Give up the cushy retirement that becomes vested in 5 years? Would you? They are not about to give up a full retirement plan and a Cadillac health care program that they can get for serving only 5 years of a 6 year term.

It "ain't gonna happen."

Not until we the people stand up and insist on a Constitutional amendment that forces all these issues. Maybe after November the TEA Party could take that on as an agenda?

Jim Isbell
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