#16 WHY IS THE MEDIA SILENT ON TERM LIMITS?

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i have been thinking seriously about Congressional Term Limits for a couple of years now, and the more I think about it, the more I am flabbergasted that the issue has not become more central to the national dialog.

I am surprised that more of the national media, on both the right and the left, donot editorialize even occasionally about the fact that both political parties have been taken over by careerist politicians who are solely guided by what will best serve their reelection efforts, and their lust to hold on to power, perks, and prestige.

More and more often they seem to pursue purely partisan objectives, seeking primarily to block the other party’s progress, to build a case for the next election, rather than to achieve some kind of reasonably constructive solution for some aspect of America’s business.

Of course you might say “The pursuit of purely partisan objectives IS the business of politics!”. I would agree, but wouldn’t you also agree that they should draw the line at inventing new and unprecedented ways to foil each other, regardless of merit of the issue, while loudly proclaiming that the other party is shredding the fabric of democracy?

In fact, this gives me the occasion to review and renew my belief that term limits is essential to the longterm political health of our country, whereas no one else in the media seems to be concerned. Why is it that there is so little interest in Term Limits by the editorial media ?

Currently, it is the Democrats who are the minority party of aggressive obstructionists ‘saving the country’ from the ‘fascist’ Republicans, who seem to be the majority party of inept tyrannical dominance. But it could very well be the other way around. I am convinced that the ‘citizen congress’ produced by term limits would end much of the stonewalling and posturing which prevails in our modern Congress.

Remember that, as far as voters are concerned, when term limits are on the ballot, they always win overwhelmingly. Voters seem to be the last refuge of common sense in the country.

I am Nelson Lee Walker, and I believe that our country needs Congressional Term Limits

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