Reference — Edward H. Crane, Senate Testimony on Congressional Term Limits (1995)

Why this source is included

This testimony is included in the Rotation Research Reference Library because it articulates eligibility design logic at the level of institutional structure rather than advocacy. The testimony specifies rotation targets, incentive effects, and selection dynamics associated with a bounded House eligibility architecture, and provides a Senate-record formulation of concepts used across the Framework.

Framework Applications

Rotation Research cites this testimony for:

• Three-term House eligibility architecture

• Mechanical rotation floors

• Incentive effects of bounded eligibility

• Candidate selection and deterrence dynamics

The testimony is applied analytically in the following Worked Example:

• Worked Example — Canonical House Limit Design (3-Term Architecture)

Related Pages

→ Worked Example — Canonical House Limit Design (3-Term Architecture)
Application of the House eligibility architecture discussed in the testimony.

→ 3/2 Equal Limits Amendment
Contemporary constitutional proposal applying a unified House and Senate eligibility architecture.

→ Eligibility Regime Architectures
Structural distinctions among eligibility designs.

→ Rotation in Office
Mechanical conditions producing rotation through eligibility exhaustion.

Boundaries of use

Rotation Research does not adopt or endorse policy conclusions, rhetorical framing, or strategic recommendations contained in the testimony. The source is cited solely for its structural reasoning about eligibility design and rotation mechanisms.

Archival note

An archived copy of the testimony is maintained by Rotation Research for reference purposes.