They would tell you that term limits are built in—they are called elections.
Plus, these clowns will never vote themselves out of office. Never.
“They would tell you that term limits are built in—they are called elections.”
My response is that is that it is precisely the many conflicts of interest that are a consequence of ‘running for office while in office’ that make term limits absolutely necessary.
Office holders legislate and govern with a focus on reelection, not on principle or the best interests of the people and nation. They spend taxpayer money to buy votes. They won’t cut anything to balance a budget - because they fear losing votes. They positions themselves on issues based upon how many votes they might win or lose, not on the specifics of the issue and its impact on the country. They spend a very significant amount of their time, perhaps most of their time, campaigning for reelection and soliciting money for their political war chest. They form political alliances predicated on helping each other stay in office - instead of working together to ensure the best outcome for the nation.
You are right, of course, that they will never vote themselves out of office by demanding term limits. If we had a Constitutional Convention and pushed for term limits via this route they would fight against this with much more determination than they have fought for anything.
Maybe the only way to enact term limits is to make current office holders exempt. At least when they finally left office we’d have term limits with the next person elected.