Path to Term Limits

A term limit Constitutional amendment would never pass congress. Why would it? No one in their right mind would vote against their livelihood. But really, career politicians ultimately hurt the country, so it's worth it to push for an amendment. 

Typically amendments are proposed by Congress and then ratified by three fourths of the states, but there is another path. It is significantly more extensive, but it is possible. 

If two-third of the state-legislators call for a Constitutional Convention to be held, the Convention would be held in place of Congress. Then the Convention can propose one or more amendments, which need to be ratified by three fourths of the states. 

It's pretty unlikely that we'll see a Convention in the near future and it's ironic that Trump's promising for a term limit amendment, but it's not impossible. Trump can't actually fulfill the amendment, but if it doesn't happen, then people will still blame him, even though it's not really his fault. 

If there is a Convention, a lot more of the people's agenda can be pushed though because calling the Convention is the most difficult part of the process. Not only can we have amendments about term limits, but also things like tax exemptions and deductions and lobbying can be addressed. There are a lot of problems and hopefully we can begin to address some of them.