1989-1990 Harry Singer Foundation National Essay Contest
Should Terms of Those Serving In The House of
Representatives Be Limited? Why, How or Why Not?
Teacher:
Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio
1st Melanie Stoffer
2nd Kelly Jo Summers
3rd L. J. Eberle
"If the voting citizens were forced to make a choice between three
brand new candidates every so many years, they would wake up and take a more active
interest in what is happening in our government."
Unidentified Student, Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio
"If they are older and have been in office for awhile they tend to
become less concerned with issues and more concerned with just making people happy byt
lying. They also have a tendency to take bribes...When someone has run for an office and
has held it for awhile, they do not care if they make some bad decisions because they
figure if they do not get re-elected they have done enough and made enough money to be
happyt and they can just retire."
Unidentified Student, Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio
"Looking at our government today from a teenager's point of view may
not seem that important to adults. But looking ahead twenty or thirty years will show us
that we will be the ones in the Senate and we will be the ones representing the people in
the House of Representatives. Seeing this to be true, I think young teens should take a
good look at the government and come up with some logical answers to the problems we face
today."
Unidentified Student, Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio
"As far as not getting any new and fresh ideas into the House of
Representatives, if one is so concerned, it is permissible to write to congress members
and tell them how he feels and what he thinks should be done. . . It is every citizen's
duty to vote and write to his or her congress member."
Unidentified Student, Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio
"If they ... have been if office for a while, they tend to become
less concerned with issues and more concerned with just making people happy by lying. They
also have a tendency to take bribes."
Unidentified Student, Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio