Should Representatives serve four year terms?

[President Johnson]

Yes, four years is better than two, though I like the concept of midterm-elections. And eight years for senators is definitely too long.

I would change all federal terms to the following:

- President and Vice President: 5 years (term limit: two consecutive terms for president)
- Senators: 5 years; two classes with each up for election every 2.5 years (term limit: two consecutive terms)
- Representatives: 2.5 years (term limit: four consecutive terms)

Proposed election schedule:

Nov 2010: presidential election
May 2013: midterm elections
Nov 2015: presidential election
May 2018: midterm elections
Nov 2020: presidential election
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[President Johnson]

Yes, and abolish the senate while you're at it. It would be a nice segue into a parliamentary system that would actually be equipped to govern in the 21st century, unlike the relic currently in place.

The parlamentary system has the big disadvatage that there is too much party splitting. You got too many parties what makes it difficult to establish coalition governments. I also don't like the concept of party discipline for legislators.