By honoring term limits, Republicans promised to bring new ideas and fresh leadership to Washington, sweeping away the entrenched fiefdoms Democratic barons had carved out during the four decades the party ran the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that limiting the number of years a lawmaker can hold office would require the states to amend the Constitution. That's part of the internal rules that govern the structure of Congress. In their 1994 Contract With America, House Republicans pledged to pass and honor term limits, placing limits on both the amount of time lawmakers could remain in Congress and the tenures of committee and subcommittee chairmen. It sounds so simple.
Someone has a good idea.
Making it harder for strangers to find out the diseases for which we've been treated, say. Energy secretary, other selections. Click on the small cartoon to see a full-size version.