Charles T. Canady: “Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Chairman, one thing I wanted to start off with is I often hear where a great American, one of our…”

“Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Chairman, one thing I wanted to start off with is I often hear where a great American, one of our Founding Fathers, is quoted in this great body of ours. We refer to him often, sometimes when it is more convenient than others, and that is Thomas Jefferson, who in 1787, soon after formulating our Constitution, this is what he had to say: ``The second feature I dislike--about the new Constitution--and greatly dislike, is the abandonment in every instance of the necessity of rotation in office.'' This is Thomas Jefferson, one of the people we put a great deal of faith and trust in. Before I came to Congress, I believed in term limits and after having served here for 2 years, I feel stronger than ever before that this is absolutely the right way to go. I think that term limits are needed so that we can maintain the energy level necessary to keep up with what is necessary to give 150 percent, and I think it is somewhat questionable if you can do that after 25 years, or less than that. I think it is necessary to make sure that Members stay in touch with their district, the real world.”