Do congress have term limits

Answer 1

First, Congress, or the Legislature, is the House and the Senate combined.

To answer your question, at the federal level, there are no limits. As long as the Member keeps getting elected and aren't removed due to ethics, they can remain in Congress. Each House Member is up for election every 2 years, and every Senator is up every 6 years.

Answer 2

List of Arguments in Favor of Term Limit:
1. Overwhelmingly, voters prefer term limits. (It's their native commonsense! [opinion not fact])
2. Term limits downgrades seniority, favors meritocracy.
3. Increases competition, encourages new challengers.
4. Builds a 'citizen' Congress, drives out career politicians.
5. Breaks ties to special interests.
6. Improves tendency to vote on principle.
7. Introduces fresh thinking, new ideas, eliminates 'old bulls'.
8. Reduces power of staff, bureaucracy, lobbies.
9. It will create a natural reduction in wasteful federal spending.
10. Encourages lower taxes, smaller government, greater voter participation in elections.
11. There are more reasons in favor of term limits than reasons against.
12. Gets reelection rates back to near 50%, versus the current 99%. (Founders called it "rotation in office")

List of Arguments Opposed:
1. Terminates the good politicians along with the bad.
2. Instead of term limits, a reform of Congress' procedures would be easier.
3. Reduces range of voter choice.
4. Loss of knowledge and experience.
5. Increases the power of staff, lobbies, and bureaucracy.

Answer 3

It is my opinion that the indefinite times a Congressman can run for election is detrimental to the United States.

Long term congressmen tend to take their reelection for granted and long term incumbents are fertile ground for corruption. I believe its healthy for new people to become members of Congress.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, no.