Once elections are fixed (made fair) term limits could be bad - it's possible that good people will need longer than a fixed term to raise the next generation, or finish projects of importance, and with free elections why force them out? any corruption could be voted out in secure elections so that is less of a worry. The problem has not been term limits but fraudulent voting keeping people in even when they are terrible.
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-Term limits for Congress
No person shall be elected a Representative more than six times (12 years) or shall be elected a Senator more than two times (12 years). All current members of Congress that have served longer than the limits provided prior to the Year (Year of Ratification) shall finish their current term and retire their congressional seat.
-Congress can pass only a minimum balanced budget
The Congress shall have power to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States, but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States, equal or less than to the power to collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.
-Congress must pass annual minimum balanced budget or face recall election
The Congress shall pass bills to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States annually or shall face immediate recall election from Office on Impeachment for deriliction of duty by conduct of violation of Oath of Office.
-Debt ceiling increases only valid by a convention of the states
The Congress shall not have power to borrow Money on the credit of the United States unless only granted on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments which shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the only Mode of Ratification be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year (Year of Ratification) shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
Congress can no longer hold a convention to amend the constitution
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall not propose Amendments to this Constitution, and only on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which shall only be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year Year of Ratification) shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
-Presidential Line item veto
The President may reduce or eliminate one or more items of appropriation while approving other portions of a bill. The President shall append to the bill a statement of the items reduced or eliminated with the reasons for the action. The President shall transmit to the house originating the bill a copy of the statement and reasons. Items reduced or eliminated shall be separately reconsidered and may be passed over the president’s veto in the same manner as bills.
-Constitutional mandated gold or precious metal standard
The Congress shall only have power to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures equal to the value of platinum(Pt), gold(Au), silver(Ag), or copper(Cu).