It looks as if House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is about to make a very avoidable blunder on term limits, an issue supported by more than three-fourths of Americans and an even greater share of Republicans. Indeed, every significant GOP presidential candidate except former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson supports the concept.
McCarthy — and Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan — will attempt to keep the promise they made to Freedom Caucus members who agreed to support McCarthy for Speaker only after he agreed he would hold a floor vote on term limits. A vote this summer would honor that pledge — but only in theory.
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