Ted Cruz Leads Push for Congressional Term Limits

Senator Ted Cruz, along with several Republican colleagues, has reintroduced a constitutional amendment that seeks to impose term limits on members of Congress, limiting Senators to two six-year terms and House members to three two-year terms. Cruz has advocated for this change since 2017, arguing that term limits would address the inefficiencies and unaccountability in Washington, D.C. Despite having exceeded his own proposed limits, Cruz believes that such measures would promote a government of citizen legislators rather than career politicians. The proposal has garnered strong bipartisan support, with a Pew Research Center survey indicating that 90% of Republicans favor term limits. Representative Ralph Norman has introduced a companion resolution in the House, echoing Cruz's sentiments on the need for accountability in public office. The amendment would take effect seven years after its ratification by the states.