Sen. Joe Manchin on Political Compromise
“I’m not making any of those predictions … I will not be a spoiler. I have never been a spoiler of anything,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) when asked if he plans to run for national office i…
79 views“I’m not making any of those predictions … I will not be a spoiler. I have never been a spoiler of anything,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) when asked if he plans to run for national office i…
79 viewsSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” policy conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. He talked about a disconnect between p…
649 viewsGeorge Will talked about his book One Man’s America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation (Crown Forum; June 3, 2008). The book is a compilation of his columns and reviews f…
1,308 viewsThree supporters and three opponents of political term limits examined whether term limits would address such problems as special interest influence and the power of incumbents. The event w…
237 viewsIn an excerpt, members debated a constitutional amendment on congressional term limits.
209 viewsThe panel talked about term limits. Topics included the history, benefits, and drawbacks to term limitations. They also talked about the phenomenon of the incumbent advantage, where incumben…
49 viewsGeorge F. Will spoke about his book, “Restoration: Congress, Term Limits, and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy.” Mr. Will criticized the American political process for encouraging “car…
1,199 viewsExperts spoke about the history of congressional redistricting. They described redistricting during the early years of the United States, uses and abuses of the process during America’s his…
218 viewsMembers of Congress spoke to reporters about the merits of self-imposed term limits and announced the establishment of the “citizen legislator caucus” to support those who set term limits fo…
119 viewsParticipants discussed the problems and dilemmas in United States politics. This forum discussed term limits and what impact they could have on government. Law professors, academics and jour…
28 viewsHarvard Law School held its annual moot court competition. Students argued the case of League of Women Voters v. Murphy, which focused on the constitutionality of voter initiatives in severa…
2,818 viewsBates v Jones is a case that dealt with California state term limits, specifically California Proposition 140. A three-judge panel of this court overturned the law in August 1997 after heari…
235 viewsHouse members debated H.J. Resolution 2, a constitutional amendment sponsored by Representative Bill McCollum (R-FL) that would limit representatives to six two-year terms and senators to tw…
439 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
92 viewsC-SPAN showed Senate and interview clips to highlight debate over a term limits constitutional amendment. The measure fell two votes short in a cloture vote.
41 viewsJames Brosnan , Washington Correspondent, talked about the Senate agenda, including an upcoming vote on term limits, and Tennessee’s two freshmen Senators, Frist and Thompson. He also answer…
67 viewsC-SPAN showed interview and Senate clips highlighting the debate over a constitutional amendment on term limits. Benjamin Sheffner of Roll Call provided an overview of the debate.
41 viewsRoll Call writer Benjamin Sheffner talked about the Senate debate on a constitutional amendment to limit representatives and senators to 12 years each.
127 viewsTelephone lines were opened for viewer comments and questions regarding congressional term limits.
28 viewsRepublican presidential candidates outlined their visions and agendas for the nation. Legislators and others talked about various issues. In this portion, candidates Gramm, Taylor and Specte…
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