As Trump Embraces Term Limits, Allies in Congress Pull Away...duh

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are settling in for what they hope is a long run in the majority, but President-elect Donald J. Trump doesn’t want them to get too comfortable.

“We’re going to put on term limits, which a lot of people aren’t happy about, but we’re putting on term limits,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday. “We’re doing a lot of things to clean up the system.”

If one thing could put Mr. Trump on a collision course with his new allies on Capitol Hill, it is his embrace of proposals such as term limits and tougher restrictions on allowing lawmakers and top aides to become lobbyists in the lucrative world of Washington influence peddling.

Members of Congress like to talk about returning power to the people, but many would prefer not to vote to limit their own tenure or future employment opportunities. Bringing up term limits now is seen by some as raining on their postelection parade.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/us/politics/as-trump-embraces-term-limits-allies-in-congress-pull-away.html

[MADem]

1. What a moron--he really IS stupid.

"WE" are gonna "put on" term limits? How, Donald?

Will he march over to Congress and start pointing at people and saying "Yer fired?"

LOL!

The only good thing about that clip is that Dems can use it to oust some of these longstanding Republicans...I can see the commercials writing themselves:

"Even his own party president wants him gone...." Cue Trump saying the term limits line!

[spanone]

2. he thinks he is the 'God Emperor'

king dictator

[MADem]

3. Isn't that what the hacker said? Ewwww! nt

[spanone]

4. yep, i wonder if trump came up with that himself?

[Coyotl]

5. Republicans want term limits to defeat powerful Dems in gerrymandered districts.

First they force all the liberals into concentrated districts, then they end up with minority populations having the most powerful positions due to their long tenure. They cannot defeat the candidates in the heavily gerrymandered blue districts, so now Republicans need to impose term limits to get rid of those powerful black people.