<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced a constitutional amendment on Tuesday to impose term limits on members of Congress.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/term_limits_constitutional_amendment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amendment</a> would limit U.S. senators to two terms of six years each and representatives to three terms of two years each from the time of the amendment&#8217;s enactment.</p>
<p>“Term limits are critical to fixing what’s wrong with Washington, D.C. The Founding Fathers envisioned a government of citizen legislators who would serve for a few years and return home, not a government run by a small group of special interests and lifelong, permanently entrenched politicians who prey upon the brokenness of Washington to govern in a manner that is totally unaccountable to the American people,&#8221; Cruz said in a statement sent to The Daily Wire.</p>
<p>&#8220;Terms limits bring about accountability that is long overdue and I urge my colleagues to advance this amendment along to the states so that it may be quickly ratified and become a constitutional amendment,&#8221; the statement added.</p>
<p>Cruz has previously introduced the constitutional amendment in 2017, 2019, and 2021.</p>
<p>Norman shared the importance of the proposed amendment in a Monday press release.</p>
<p>“Elected office should represent a short-term privilege of public service, not a career choice,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-constitutional-amendment-to-impose-term-limits-for-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;Those of us in Congress ought to serve for a reasonable period of time and then return home to live under the laws we enacted.&#8221;</p>
<p>The constitutional amendment is co-sponsored by 11 Republican senators, including Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Lee (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Todd Young (R-IN), Mike Braun (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Josh Hawley (MO), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).</p>
<p>Nick Tomboulides, executive director of <a href="https://www.termlimits.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Term Limits</a>, thanked Cruz for his leadership on the issue in the press release.</p>
<p>“Supermajorities of Republicans and Democrats favor term limits because they know Congress will never be fixed without it. We applaud Sen. Cruz for continuing to lead on this issue,&#8221; he stated.</p>
<p>A two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress is required to <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-constitution/#:~:text=An%20amendment%20may%20be%20proposed,in%20each%20State%20for%20ratification.">propose</a> a constitutional amendment. It must then be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.</p>
<p>The amendment comes as leaders in both parties have served for nearly five decades in the Senate. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has served in the House and Senate for a combined 48 years, with 42 of his years in the Senate. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has been in Congress for 46 years.</p>
<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ranks just behind Grassley for current senators with the longest tenure, with 38 years in office, serving since 1985. In contrast, the youngest member of Congress is recently elected Rep. <a href="https://frost.house.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maxwell Alejandro Frost</a>, 26, who was born in 1997.</p>
<p>U.S. Term Limits <a href="https://www.termlimits.com/why-term-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">documented</a> that between 1964-2018 Congress had a 90% re-election rate. The organization argues that term limits would allow a way to open up more seats and reverse the trend, offering more choice for the American people.</p>
<p>The president already has term limits, thanks to the 22nd Amendment, as do 36 governors and 15 state legislatures, according to the organization.</p>

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