- Declares that the official position of the People of the State of California is that its elected officials should vote to help enact an amendment to the U.S. Constitution limiting congressional terms.
- The proposed constitutional amendment would limit U.S. Senators to two terms and House of Representatives members to three terms.
- Requires the California Legislature and state and federal legislators from California to use their powers to pass the amendment.
- All candidates for federal or state legislative office who do not provide required support must be identified as non-supporters on ballot.
- Relatively minor costs to Secretary of State to review voting records of state and federal legislators and to make certain determinations regarding ballot statements, and to counties to add certain statements to the ballot.
- A YES vote of this measure means:
- Members of the
California Legislature and
Members of Congress from
California would be instructed
to vote for passage of an
amendment to the United
States Constitution to limit
United States Senators to no
more than two terms (12 years)
and United States
Representatives to no more
than three terms (6 years). If
any candidate for either house
of the Legislature or for
Congress does not support the
proposed amendment, the ballot
would indicate that fact.
- A NO vote of this measure means:
- Members of the
California Legislature and
Members of Congress from
California would not be
directed to support term
limits for Members of
Congress.
- Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 225:
- NOT PROVIDED
- Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 225:
- Term Limits are pure folly, passed
for greedy Corporations at our
expense. With term limits,
Corporations can buy Congress.
Corporations will set Con-
gressional spending priorities.
Resist the urge to use term limits
to "throw the bums out." This
proposition replaces Congress with
powerful, hidden self-interest
groups we do not elect.
Full Text of Argument Against
- Contact FOR Proposition 225:
- NOT PROVIDED
- Contact AGAINST Proposition 225:
- No on 225
Sacramento City
Taxpayers'
Rights League
2509 Capitol Avenue,
Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95816
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