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Latest Answers http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/latest/%2A/103/%2A/%2A a view of answers sorted by date en <p>Well, term limits was part of the ‘Contract With America’, we had a vote on the floor that would have made federal term limits to 12 years, 6 terms, because there was a court case out in California that indicated that the state referendums like in Ohio were unconstitutional. It failed and as a result we don’t have federal term limits. And now that I’ve been here for a little bit I see that my opinion, two opinions, I think term limits has ruined the state legislature in Ohio and given us a lot of bad government. And B- when you have members that have been here 30-40 years and you say well, okay, I’m going to be here 12, you put your district at competitive disadvantage because this place runs on seniority, the longer you’ve been here -and in terms of committee assignments- the more you can get done for your district and I can do probably 100 times more than I could in 1994. Maybe it shouldn’t be that way, but as long as, what you don’t want to do is unilaterally disarm. And I mean if we all term limits, that’s why I supported it, that’s why I voted for it- but for somebody in Ohio to say ‘well, I’m going to leave’, then the guys in Michigan are just going to take it all up.</p> http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%2526lt%3Bp%2526gt%3Bwell%2C-term-limits-was-part-%2526amp%3Blsquo%3Bcontract-america%2526amp%3Brsquo%3B%2C-we-had-vote-floo http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%2526lt%3Bp%2526gt%3Bwell%2C-term-limits-was-part-%2526amp%3Blsquo%3Bcontract-america%2526amp%3Brsquo%3B%2C-we-had-vote-floo#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:41:30 -0500 Jodi Breisler 1505 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org Well that’s one of those questions “whether have you stopped beating your wife yet?” type of questions. I think most people that I serve with in Congress are fairly straightforward and try to answer things as honestly and straightforward way as they can. Obviously, people have their own political opinions and biases that shapes the kinds of answers that they give. You know there are all kinds of people in the world. Some of them that really want to be smartest – just kills them to say “I don’t know” and there are other ones like me who were never good in school. I don’t mind saying I don’t know if I don’t know something. So just a variety of different personalities. But Congressmen are not very much different than most people you meet on the street. Most of them have a good heart and try to do the best they can. http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/well-%E2%80%99s-one-those-questions-%E2%80%9Cwhether-have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet%3F%E2%80%9D-type-questions http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/well-%E2%80%99s-one-those-questions-%E2%80%9Cwhether-have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet%3F%E2%80%9D-type-questions#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:31:54 -0500 Robin Wright 1503 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org I completely agree. I think we should pass all twelve of these appropriations bills. That’s been my constant message to our leadership—let’s pass our bills and get our work done. I want to bring up mine first. I want to go first with the interior and environment appropriations bill. <br><br> Those are fine. They don’t take much time. We have resolutions on all kinds of resolutions on various things, you know, appreciation of our troops in the field. You know, these are nice things that show that the United States Congress cares about…and, and, and, you know, naming post offices is a long tradition in that. So I, I, I do agree, we do need to get the appropriations bills done. I’m going to fight for that. http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/i-completely-agree.-i-think-we-should-pass-all-twelve-these-appropriations-bills.-%E2%80%99s-been-my Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:45:01 -0500 1200 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org