Baker admits his ideas would drive other Constitutional experts up the wall because they violate the checks and balances system that is supposed to exists between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, but adds that the Supreme Court alreay exercises control over Congress through its ability to declare laws unconstitutional.
"It would require some changes in constitutional definition, but that might be what is needed to bring the system under control," he adds.
Reeves advocates term limits for both members of Congress and their staffs.
"Some of the staff members on the Hill have been there longer than any member of Congress," she says.
Most members of Congress claim term limits isn't the answer. The voters, they say, impose term limits. But they also know that nine out of all ten incumbents will be re-elected in any given election.
Term limits was part of the "Contract with America" that Newt Gingrich and the Republican used to help win control of Congress in the 1994 elections.
However, the GOP soon forgot about term limits when they took control and several members who vowed to serve only three terms in 1994 are running for fourth terms in 2000.
"There's a good reason they call it Potomac Fever," says Baker. "It's contagious and leads to all kinds of problems."
Originally published at and © Copyright 2006 by Capitol Hill Blue
Who the hell is this Thompson guy anyway?
"It would require some changes in constitutional definition, but that might be what is needed to bring the system under control," he adds.
Reeves advocates term limits for both members of Congress and their staffs.
"Some of the staff members on the Hill have been there longer than any member of Congress," she says.
Most members of Congress claim term limits isn't the answer. The voters, they say, impose term limits. But they also know that nine out of all ten incumbents will be re-elected in any given election.
However, the GOP soon forgot about term limits when they took control and several members who vowed to serve only three terms in 1994 are running for fourth terms in 2000.
"There's a good reason they call it Potomac Fever," says Baker. "It's contagious and leads to all kinds of problems."
Originally published at and © Copyright 2006 by Capitol Hill Blue
Who the hell is this Thompson guy anyway?
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