Lankford, Shannon Oppose Self-Imposed Term Limits
Shannon, Lankford against self-imposed term limits
by Chris Casteel
The two Republicans leading the open U.S. Senate race in Oklahoma made clear Wednesday they differ from the conservative icon they’re trying to replace in a very key way.
In a debate on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City, state Rep. T.W. Shannon and U.S. Rep. James Lankford said they were not for self-imposed term limits.
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, set term limits for his U.S. House and Senate service and has said dozens _ if not hundreds _ of times that such limits are the key to remaining independent and not making decisions based on how it would impact reelection hopes.
There may be nothing Coburn dislikes more in Washington than people who make a career in Congress.
On the Wednesday debate _ hosted by News 9 in Oklahoma City and News on 6 in Tulsa _ one of the anchors talked about Coburn’s self-imposed term limits (he actually got it wrong as far as Senate service goes. Coburn pledged to serve only two terms, 12 years, in the Senate. Coburn’s three-term pledge was in the U.S. House where he served from 1995 to 2001).