For those of you clamoring for term limits for members of Congress, watch what your asking for, you might just get it. The first obvious consideration is; why are term limits desired? Do you want to abdicate your responsibility as Government of the people, by the people, for the people? Are all elected Senators and Representatives corrupt? Are they all hungry for the power? Are they of a different political persuasion than yourself? Is it gender or race-related? Is it because they are independently wealthy? Is it because they are advocates for the designated hitter? Do they support/despise labor unions? Do they get too comfortable with their lot in life as a representative of their constituents? The desire for terms limits does nothing to satisfy any of the above. Perhaps you just want new blood now and then. Perfectly understandable. But what will term limits change? In and of itself term limits do not restrict their individual power, their pensions, their potential corruption; it does not force them to abide by the same laws the people (who are the Government) must obey. As a matter of fact, if facing a pre-determined end to their term they will work much harder in their own best interests rather than the interests of their constituents. A modification to the Constitution, implementing term limits, will have a multitude of unintended consequences. None of us are clever enough to foresee them and modify the constitution to address the hidden circumstances.
Check out Gerrymandering, if you want the real culprit.
I am not a fan of term limits. Terms are limited by the voters. The congressional system is ran in part by seniority.
Sure. I hate that some people in congress stay way past their shelf life (DiFi comes to mind) but she is representative of the voters that elect her.
I also hate that some congress critters are elected because of who they are. John Glenn and Mark Kelly come to mind as well as a few spouses of dead representatives and a few athletes. Voters are stupid. If anything is needed it’s a short test to vote and that will never happen.