We need “regular” Americans as representatives. Only the rich get in now. There has to be a better way. Term limits would be a great start.
Agreed! But not only term limits, we need some sort of campaign finance reform (sound familiar?) to financially permit people to run for public office. These millionaires can gallavant around the district or state with protective details and limos while using their own millions to finance it with the hope of more money once they're in office.
I would personally love to run for public office. I'm working on a Master's degree in English (the overwhelming majority of Dems are lawyers, so you know I'm safe), and I'm as red-blooded as they come. The costs to run a campaign, however, are quite prohibitive, so I'll take my cubicle-dwelling lifestyle for a bit longer.