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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
You may be right.
I am continually amazed at the fear of elected officials to go against their "party". And, it seems this is more prevalent with the Republicans. What are they afraid uf? Being ostracized from the "club"? Are our politicians so removed from their constituants that they are no longer aware of what is happening "back home"? Are they more afraid of party censure than re-election?
Perhaps we need to rethink term limits for Congress.
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You can see the reason in the way some revile Chuck Hagel for opposing Bush II's foreign policies and socialist programs.
Unfortunately, even though the Constitution gives the states full control over eligibility of candidates for federal legislature, the Supreme Court ruled that a Constitution Amendment is needed to place term limits on federal elected offices. I think California did vote in federal term limits, and that was the case the SCOTUS ruled on.