Ted Cruz on Term Limits

Summary

SG Cruz has stated that he supports term limits and would vote for them if a law was proposed to apply them to all representatives. However, he has said that he will not set term limits on himself as doing so would merely mean that conservatives who support term limits are removing themselves from office while leaving entrenched liberals.

 

Hot Air Interview

In May of 2012, Mr Cruz was interviewed by Hot Air and was asked about term limits. His response was that he would support a law requiring term limits, but that he would not enforce them on himself.

DS: You’ve come out in support of term limits, specifically no more than three terms in the House and two terms in the Senate – the same term limits Senator Coburn has self-imposed. Will you impose these limits upon yourself?

TC: I have pledged to help lead the fight to get that constitutional amendment passed – no more than three terms in the House and two terms in the Senate. This should be applied equally across the board. Unfortunately, the Senate shot down term limits with Republican support, much as it shot down an earmark ban with Republican support. Term limits are critical to getting career politicians out of D.C.

DS: To clarify, would you hold yourself to the aforementioned term limits if the Senate does not pass such a law?

TC: I have not pledged to unilaterally disarm. If all conservatives hold to term limits, and liberals don’t, we have a disadvantage. I will fight to make term limits apply equally across the board.

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