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Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) hopes to force a vote that would "express support" for his constitutional amendment that would implement term limits for federal legislators as an amendment to the Senate's insider-trading bill.

“The only way to permanently reform Washington and discourage corruption is to pass a term limits amendment to the Constitution,” said DeMint in a statement.

The amendment would have little practical effect, other than possibly bringing the issue of term limits back into the national consciousness. House GOP members pushed for the restrictions during the 1994 Republican Revolution, but the movement has gained little traction because a constitutional amendment â€" requiring two-thirds of both chambers and approval by the states â€" would be necessary to institute the caps.

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