[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3818]
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                          SUPPORT TERM LIMITS

  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, over 200 years ago the Founders of this 
Nation established a system of government which contained considerable 
checks and balances, and they established this form of government 
because they wanted to limit the power of an individual or a group to 
take over.
  We have found it necessary to modify the Constitution by limiting the 
term of a President to 8 years, further limiting the power of an 
individual to take over the country or to do more than he or she should 
do.
  The House of Representatives this year took action to limit the 
Speaker to 8 years under the same philosophy, and we also limited 
committee chairmen to 6 years to prevent abuse of power.
  This week it is time for us to carry out the next logical step, and 
that is to limit the power of the present length of term of individual 
Members of Congress.
  I believe it is a logical next step, it is an important next step, 
and I urge this Congress to vote to put in place term limits on 
individual Members of Congress. It is a historic vote and the first 
opportunity this Congress has ever had to cast this vote. I urge that 
it be a ``yes'' vote.

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