Whereas time period limits could also be well-liked amongst younger legislators, many older profession politicians have bristled on the concept. The Onion requested politicians why they oppose caps on authorities management, and that is what they mentioned.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
“Legislators are proud individuals who have by no means recognized every other work and have been legislating for generations. What else are they purported to do?”
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
“I receives a commission $174k, and I don’t should do shit. I’m not giving up this gig anytime quickly, and all you fuckers simply should deal.”
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
“Eight years merely isn’t sufficient time to do all of the harm I aspire to do.”
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
“I really see no drawback with a two-lifetime restrict.”
Senator John Boozman (R-AR)
Senator John Boozman (R-AR)
“There’s a pointy studying curve, and also you don’t desire a bunch of amateurs in right here. For instance, do you know that ‘yea’ means ‘sure’ and ‘nay’ means ‘no’? It’s not so simple as it appears to be like.”
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)
“I cannot respect anybody’s limits.”
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
“A particularly aged Senate makes me look even youthful and warmer.”
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
“Marco Rubio drives 90 by college zones. He'll convey far more than 15 gadgets to the categorical checkout line. Marco doesn’t care about your secure phrase—he’s gonna preserve choking you till you black out. Limits are for losers, and Marco Rubio is a winner, child.”
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
“I’ve lower all of the unemployment advantages I might have acquired if I misplaced this job.”
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)
“It’s an unpopular place, which is why I take it.”
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
“My household sucks, and I don’t wish to be pressured to go residence to them.”
Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
“You don’t need me out of the workforce with nothing however time on my palms.”
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
“I can’t be out of a job. Who else is gonna rent ol’ Dicky Durbin? The publish workplace? The store down the road? I ain’t lower out for it! Please, that is all I’ve received. Don’t simply take it away!”
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
“I can now not keep in mind what I did earlier than I grew to become a senator, and I’m too embarrassed to ask at this level.”
Consultant Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Consultant Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
“You want just a few phrases to actually get the hold of insider buying and selling.”
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
“If voters wish to make the identical horrible mistake again and again, who're we to cease them?”
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
“I've completely zero abilities that might translate to every other job. If I labored in a manufacturing facility, I might be swallowed by a wheat thresher virtually instantly.”
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
“You’re going to completely marginalize the voice of particular curiosity teams.”
Elsa (Pet Mayor of Honest Haven, Vermont)
Elsa (Pet Mayor of Honest Haven, Vermont)
“The folks of Honest Haven elected a goat mayor as a joke, however as soon as I tasted energy, I knew I might by no means give it up. My totalitarian impulses know no bounds, and my reign will finish over my chilly lifeless hooves.”
Consultant Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
Consultant Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
“I’m not too jazzed about any regulation that restricts issues based mostly on years.”
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
“I’d moderately die within the Senate than a nursing residence.”