Term LimitsThere is a movement across the United States that state legislatures, by virtue of the Tenth Amendment, have the constitutional power to establish a new qualification for federal office, especially , a restriction on the number of terms their congressional delegations can serve in Washington. The legal battleground concerns two sections of the Constitution. Proponents of term limits will point to Article I, Section 4, which they argue gives each state the authority to prescribe the "time, place, and manner" of congressional elections, thereby delegating to the local level rules on who can apply. Opponents will counter that this interpretation of the Constitution is too broad. They will also point out that the unique qualifications for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are explicitly set forth in Article I, Sections 2 and 3 – members of Congress must be at least 25 years of age and citizens of the United States for at least seven years; Senators must be at least 30 years old and have been citizens for at least nine years; both senators and representatives must be residents of the state. Clearly, they reiterate, there is no reference to duration limits. Opponents of term limits argue that Americans have always had the power to fire sitting presidents by voting. It's not that simple, says Cleta Deatherage Mitchell, general counsel at Term Limits Legal. “Incumbents have such enormous advantages that they make the whole notion of competitive elections a mockery,” he says. “It almost takes a national tantrum to remove incumbents.” Meanwhile, Hill emphasizes the existence of a limit to the federal mandate: the two terms of the President. "The nation has survived, indeed it has flourished", she... in the middle of the paper... was connected had to be abandoned in a certain period, than when he had been allowed to entertain a hope of obtaining, deserving, one of their continuation. This position will not be questioned as long as it is admitted that the desire for reward is one of the strongest incentives in human conduct; or that the best guarantee for man's loyalty is to make his interest coincide with his duty." There is nothing new in the inherent dishonesty of man when he is armed with a little power. This is why there is a Constitution. We give leaders enough strength to defend the people, but not enough to enslave them. When the constitutionally mandated strength of government is exceeded, whether by intent or negligence, the people suffer. Today we suffer a double tragedy: the intentional usurpation of government power. by a few, aggravated by the carelessness of many.