Why We need term limits on the US Senate

After Watching the some of the idiots we call US Senators at their press conference yesterday claiming they had solved the illegal immigration problem. It struck me that a lot of these people have been in that one job way to long. Once again we have term limits for the President why not the Senate? Hell 2 terms would be 12 years that is long enough for any one person.

Let me give you some examples of how long some of these Senators have been in the Senate.

Harry Reid(D) elected in 1986 20 years

Patrick Leahy(D) elected in 1974 32 years

John McCain(R) elected in 1986 20 years

Arlen Specter(R) elected in 1980 26 years

Christopher Dodd(D) elected in 1980 26 years

John Kerry(D) elected in 1984 22 years

Teddy Kennedy(D) elected in 1962 44 years

Robert Byrd(D) elected in 1958 48 years

Trent Lott(R) elected in 1988 18 years

Richard Lugar(R) elected in 1976 30 years

Herb Kohl(D) elected in 1988 18 years

Joseph Liberman(D) elected in 1988 18 years

Orrin Hatch(R) elected in 1976 30 years

Joseph Biden(D) elected in 1972 34 years

Tom Harkin(D) elected in 1984 22 years

John Rockefeller(D)elected in 1984 22 years

Mitchell McConnell(R) elected in 1984 22 years

Max Baucus(D) elected in 1978 28 years

Carl Levin(D) elected in 1978 28 years

William Thad(R) elected in 1978 28 years

Pete Domenici(R) elected in 1972 34 years

Theodore Stevens(R) elected in 1968 38 years

John Warner(R) elected in 1978 28 years

Daniel Akaka(D) elected in 1990 16 years

Kent Conrad(D) elected in 1986 20 years

Dianne Feinstein(D) elected in 1992 14 years

Paul Sarbanes(D) elected in 1976 30 years

Conrad Burns(R) elected in 1988 18 years

Kay Hutchison(R) elected in 1992 14 years

Jim Jeffords(T) elected in 1988 18 years

Barbara Boxer(D) elected in 1992 14 years

Byron Dorgan(D) elected in 1992 14 years

Daniel Inouye(D) elected in 1962 44 years

Barbara Mikulski(D) elected in 1986 20 years

Patty Murphy(D) elected in 1992 14 years

Robert Bennett(R) elected in 1992 14 years

Christopher Bond(R) elected in 1986 20 years

Charles Grassley(R) elected in 1980 26 years

Judd Gregg(R) elected in 1992 14 years

Richard Shelby(R) elected in 1986 20 years

Russell Feingold(T) elected in 1992 14 years

That is everyone in the United States Senate with over 12 years lets total them up

41 out of 100 would be replace if we went to a 12 year term limit. Think what that would do to shake up that Joke of an institution. My rock there are 3 who have been there over 40 years that is just wrong Teddy Kennedy has never done a damn thing except be a Senator. I want anyone to try and tell me someone who has lived in Washington DC for as long as these 41 people can still be in touch with the common men and women they are supposed to represent.

These numbers give me one of the reasons why the US Government is so messed up.

Regards,
Chris

Sorry I havent posted here in awhile most of my stuff has been really local.CP@SH2