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Senator 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…

George 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 from the…

Three 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…

In an excerpt, members debated a constitutional amendment on congressional term limits.

The 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…

George 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…

Experts 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…

Members 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…

Participants 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…

Harvard 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…

Bates 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…

In an excerpt of general debate from the floor of the U.S. House, members debated H.J. Resolution 2, a constitutional amendment sponsored by Representative Bill McCollum (R-FL) which would…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…

C-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.

James 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…

C-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.

Roll Call writer Benjamin Sheffner talked about the Senate debate on a constitutional amendment to limit representatives and senators to 12 years each.

Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments and questions regarding congressional term limits.

Republican presidential candidates outlined their visions and agendas for the nation. Legislators and others talked about various issues. In this portion, candidates Gramm, Taylor and…

News events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer participation.