Self-Imposed Term Limits from GOP Winners?

Get this.  Half of the new GOP House freshmen and a few of the newly elected GOP senators have promised to limit their congressional tenures and to support new term limits legislation. The self-imposed limits typically range from six to 12 years.

“By term limiting myself to eight years, I can focus on doing what it takes to solve the nation’s problems, instead of doing what it takes to further my political ambitions,” read a press release issued by Rep.-elect Jon Runyan of New Jersey after his primary victory.

While there’s no consensus on what an appropriate length of time in Washington might be, this is a welcome promise. Since we know the full Congress would never vote for a constitutional amendment, politicians are right to force this issue this way. It has to help keep them at least a little more honest.