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3. What determines how many more terms they can run for?

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:12 PM

Mar 2017

I did not know that there were term limits for US Senate.

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The person who is "hatch"ing as full fledged trumpster MyNameIsKhan Mar 2017 #1

Orrin Hatch has announced he is planning to seek re-election in 2018. nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 #2

What determines how many more terms they can run for? longship Mar 2017 #3

Their age. nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 #4

Who says? longship Mar 2017 #7

Look at the senior US Senators that died while in office. nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 #8

In other words, there are no term/age limits for congress critters. longship Mar 2017 #9

There are no term limits for US Senator or Congressperson. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #5

That's what I thought. longship Mar 2017 #6