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EPISODE 72 · September 15, 2026

Term Limits Sound Simple. The Constitution Says Otherwise.

Most Americans support term limits for Congress, so why don’t we have them? The answer goes back to a 1995 Supreme Court decision that made congressional term limits far harder to enact than most people realize. But there’s another constitutional question worth examining. The 22nd Amendment says no person can be elected president more than twice. It does not explicitly say a person cannot serve as president more than twice. With Donald Trump continuing to raise the possibility of a third term, that distinction matters. Chris breaks down congressional term limits, presidential term limits, age limits, and why changing any of them may be far more complicated than voters think. What do you think? Should Congress have term limits? Should there be an age limit for presidents and members of Congress?

DURATION: 2m 37s