terms for senators. Larry J. Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, proposed establishing lifetime Senate appointments for former presidents and former vice presidents as part of a broad set of political proposals in his 2007 book, A More Perfect Constitution. See also Lords Spiritual Lords Temporal Term limits List of senators for life in Italy Notes External links Senato.it: Senatori a vita — Italian lifetime senators (XVII legislation – June 2017) Senators for life