The Bill of Federalism: Amendment #7

No need for any extended explanation on this one; the seventh proposed Amendment in the Bill of Federalism is term limits for Congress…

No person who has served as a Senator for more than nine years, or as a Representative for more than eleven years, shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate or the House of Representatives respectively, excluding any time served prior to the enactment of this Article.

…which doesn't mean that there isn't plenty of room for an extended discussion on the merits!

Prof. Barnett, also taking the minimalist approach, adds only that…

The seventh proposed amendment establishes congressional term limits by allowing two full terms for Senators and six full terms for Representatives. It phases in these limits by exempting the time already served by incumbents from the calculation of the limits on their terms.

Links to earlier proposed amendments are below the fold…

• Article VI: States allowed to repeal acts of Congress
• Article V: Reaffirming the freedom of expression
• Article IV: Treaties are not a basis for governing within the US until their provisions are explicitly written to law
• Article III: Limits on unfunded mandates and on conditions applied to Federal disbursements to states
• Article II: Limiting Federal Powers under the Interstate Commerce Clause
• Aritcle I: Reconstituting the Taxing Power of the Federal Government