March 11, 2024
I. Alliance Objective: Small and Peaceful Actions
The Alliance for the Preamble takes a novel approach to its public actions. Gatherings consist of up to twelve participants and a “coordinator”, who will know, by name, all the members of his/her cohort. The intent of public actions is less to draw attention to the Alliance and more to raise awareness of the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
II. Constitutional Issue: Term Limits – Part 2
A specific proposal for term limits would be 12 years for all officers of government: presidents, congresspersons, senators, and, most importantly, Supreme Court justices. The number twelve provides for six congressional terms, two senatorial terms, three presidential terms, and one Supreme Court term. Congress would set up an appropriate committee to oversee all matters concerning term and age limits, which would be specified in a “28th Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution.
There are those who might argue that establishing term-limits would deprive government of the wisdom of long experience in government. A first response to this objection is that length of service does not necessarily correlate with wisdom. A second response is that, if an officer of the government is conscientious and dutiful, that officer has the potential to serve 36 years in the government (12 in Congress, 12 in the Senate, and 12 in the White House). Supreme Court justices, because they are not elected, are limited to one term in office.
Next: Term Limits - Part 3