SHOULD CONGRESSIONAL TERMS BE LIMITED? For many years, there has been a heated debate on whether or not Congressional terms should be limited. A constitutional amendment has been proposed several times in Congress and has not passed. Twenty-two States passed their own laws to restrict congressional terms that their representatives can serve. Yet in 1995, the Supreme Court ruled that bylaw, states may not limit how long members of Congress can serve as a member of …showed first 75 words of 1538 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1538 total…of the limit of terms. Just to prove a point… REFERENCES Abdullah, Shareef, “Term Limits needed in Congress?” Houston Chronicle, April 8,1995,p.35. “For the Record,” Washington Post, February 20,1997, p.M05. Greenburg, Josh, “On Term Limits the Constitution is Clear,” Washington Post, September 12,1995, p.A18. Savage, David G., “High Court Bars States From Limiting Congressional Terms,” Los Angeles Times, May 23, 1995,p.1. Varner, Bill, “Voters in 14 States Decide to Limit Congressional Terms,” Washington Post, October 17, 1996,p.4A.