14 Important Things To Know About Dr. Ben Carson
8. Wants term limits for all politicians
Carson began to discuss his political stances in his book America the Beautiful. An important point Carson made about public service was celebrated by anti-establishment GOP conservatives and Reagan Democrats across the country:
“In the scenario originally envisioned by the founding fathers, dedicated citizens served in Congress for a few years and then returned to their original walks of life. But because many in Congress want to keep returning term after term, they need to constantly campaign and seek funding, much of which is obtained from special interest groups. Needless to say, money from these groups is not given without strings attached. One solution to the problem of special interest groups might be to lengthen the term one serves as a representative from 2 years to 6, 8, or even 10 years–with no possibility of reelection. You could couple that term with a right of recall by the populace every other year if the representative were doing an exceptionally bad job. Congressman could then govern based on the wishes of their constituents and pay little or no attention to special interest groups. Can you even imagine how much more efficiently and logically our government would work under such a circumstance?”
-America the Beautiful: What Makes This Country Great – Ben Carson, M.D. with Candy Carson
