Texas Gov. Rick Perry proposed making the U.S. Congress a part-time job Tuesday and ending the lifetime tenure of federal judges, calling it a step toward his goal of radically changing the relationship between Washington and the rest of the country.
“I do not believe Washington needs a new coat of paint, it needs a complete overhaul,” Perry told a crowd of roughly 100 people in Bettendorf, Iowa. “We need to uproot, tear down and rebuild Washington, D.C., and our federal institutions.”
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