People may restrict themselves, but here we are talking about an amendment that restricts the people from exercising their own good judgment as to selecting for additional terms men and women who have served them honestly and well. So we are doing the restricting here through this amendment. Let us look at what the constitutional Framers did and see how well it has worked. They discussed that restriction and rejected it.
Discussing an amendment that limits voters' ability to choose their representatives.
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