As Election Day quickly approaches, I am constantly reminded by news stories and voter concerns that many of our elected officials have simply been in Washington for too long. This is exactly why I propose a change to the Constitution limiting the terms of members in both the House and Senate. We have constitutionally term-limited the presidency—why can’t we do so with those who represent us in the legislative branch?
Many times, people tell me that they believe Washington changes people. The power, the legalized bribery, the complacency; these along with many other factors can lead even the most well-intentioned people to become corrupted. And can you blame them? We have injected millions of dollars into a system that works to keep people in a job that pays $174,000 a year with disastrous results.
One of the first things I highlighted in my candidacy was that, if elected, I would only serve two terms in Washington, D.C. I believe this is the way our Founders intended it—with farmers, small business owners, and average citizens going to represent us without becoming career politicians. Instead, we are stuck in a government that includes individuals serving as many terms as they possibly can, until a better opportunity arises or some scandal forces voters to become fed up just enough to vote them out of office.
When you go to the polls in a few weeks, please remember my promise. My promise that I have no intention of becoming a career politician. Regardless of how many issues you agree or disagree with me on, regardless of what party you belong to, you will be safe in knowing that you have a choice of voting for someone who has your best interests at heart. I was not drawn to this journey of running for Congress because of the stature of the job or any sort of power and notoriety that comes with it. I was simply drawn out of a desire to serve people, along with my frustrations with constantly re-electing the same people and expecting different results.
Help me send a message to the rest of the country: that career politicians are no longer acceptable and money cannot buy your vote. Let’s tell America that it’s time for term limits and less corruption from our government.
To learn more about my campaign to represent Indiana’s 8th District in Congress, visit my website at www.spanglerforcongress.com.
Bravo! Well said, Tom. I’ll be casting my vote for you this afternoon.
Tom, you talk like a republican, you act like a republican, you live like a republican, you claim to be conservative, why aren’t you a republican. You speak like a Christian, claim to love and respect unborn children so why are you a democrat. You are too incongruent, claiming to be a Christian and a democrat is like someone saying they belong to the NAACP and the KKK. You just don’t ring true. I think that you are like all other democrats who get elected as conservatives then change, you will do the same. As they say, well I evolved. If you happen to get elected which I doubt you will stay in office as long as possible and use the excuse that you still have work to do and the people insist that you continue in office. I cancel out EKB’s vote Monday.
Very well said pov, that’s been my take on this cat from day one. I trump EKB’s vote.
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