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During the 1994 campaign, he had signed the Contract with America, which called for a Constitutional Amendment to limit congressional terms to 12 years.
" In 1995, the Supreme Court ruled in U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton that congressional term limit laws are unconstitutional, so a constitutional amendment is the only way to implement term limits.
Gutknecht voted for such a proposed amendment in 1995, which failed to muster the two-thirds vote for it to move on to the Senate.
In March 1995 he drafted a bill that would bar House members from accruing additional pension benefits after they have served for six terms.
" The purpose is to provide one more incentive for people to stay no longer than 12 years ," he said.
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