Four year terms?

[Wild Cobra]

Cons utional Amendment:

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Cons ution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Cons ution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Cons ution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

`Article--

`Section 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every fourth year by the people of the several States. Immediately after the first election, they shall be assembled and divided as equally as may be into two classes. The seats of the Representatives of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year and the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, so that one-half may be chosen every second year.

`Section 2. This article shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Representative chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Cons ution.

`Section 3. This article shall apply to the first election of Representatives which occurs after ratification but no earlier than 2012.

`Section 4. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.'.

[spurster]

Won't work with redistricting.

[fyatuk]

I'd LOVE that, but only because I DESPISE 2 year terms. I want the term length on SA city council and mayor to be increased instead of number of terms...

Won't work with redistricting.

Why? They won't be changing the number of seats or anything, they'd just be extending to 4 years and creating 2 classes (like there are 3 classes of Senators). Plus, redistricting has nothing to do with the Federal government. The state's handle their own districting to allocate their House seats.