There is already a House Joint Resolution before the 113th Congress - H. J. R. 15 - calling for the repeal of the 22nd Amendment limiting the terms of the president. We might look for 8-12 more years of this tyranny. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hjres15/text

Golly, I learned a new word today - hoplophobia. Until I looked it up, I thought maybe it had to do with fear of hula hoops. Now I suppose I have to use it in a sentence three times in order to internalize it. Good column, Mike, and I hope you don't lose too many students. We need more conservative Republicans like you.

John, please allow me to become your proofreader. I'll even do it for free. Maybe some of us will better be able to understand and make sense of your articles without having to parse every other word in them.

Maybe Ann did intend to use the term "free reign" since they do seem to continue to rule over us "free of any meaningful interference." 94 percent of the incumbents were re-elected, after all.

If you're going to follow John's instructions and send your pea -one(1) only- to Washington, make sure you seal it in a baggie so it doesn't ruin other mail. You won't have to worry about how it arrives, as the post office is very good at "smashing" things. They're also very good at running huge deficits.

I give Speaker Boehner credit for not allowing the vote on the Hurricane Sandy Aid Bill, since there is nowhere in our Constitution that requires us to aid the unfortunate... That is a function of charities such as (God forbid) churches. Of course, the refusal had nothing to do with constitutional limits, but it was refreshing anyway.

What I object to is that most restroom doors open into the room, which means you have to pull on a germ-laden handle to leave the restroom. 9-out-of-10 people used that door after failing to wash their hands. If you weren't one of those ignorant slobs, your act of cleanliness just got negated when you touched that door handle. Now, get back on topic, Ann. You have better things to write about in Town Hall.

I can't resist... 1. the silent dishwasher solution is to put a small LED light in the door that glows green when the washer is running and a second one that glows red when it is finished, or maybe an alarm that sounds on completion--like we have on clothes dryers and microwave ovens. 2. my land line phones (3 in the set) have ringer volume controls that enable me to turn down or mute the ringer. My cell phone has an "Airplane Mode" that prohibits inbound and outbound calls and (surprise) turns off the ringer. Hint: they all have that feature. 3. Some restrooms do have a large "trench" in the floor, or a long basin--no walls--for us manly males. You wouldn't be expected to know that, Ann.

Speaking of "charity," there have been several fund-raising events for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Yet, I distinctly recall that Obama promised those "victims" that red tape would be cut and they would get relief post haste from the government coffers. Where is that relief today? If you canvass those who were affected, they'll tell you they're still waiting for it. This is a perfect example of how well government handles disaster aid, something our constitution never authorized in the first place, by the way.

Oh, Puh-leeeze... The term has nothing whatsoever to do with being "illegal" in the human sense, but you 'firckin' libs will use any reason to try to legitimize unsanctioned border crossings. But then, it seems that many of your ilk have little respect for the legal system anyway. Go back to sleep and dream sweet dreams of your savior, Obama.

Hey, stop maligning fruitcake... It already has a bad enough rap, er rep, on it.