The left are at home with monarchies, dynasties, etc. What they fear the most are individuals with rights who needn't beg permission from some elitist to exercise a right.
This social construct is very old and is repleat with favoritism. If you 'know' somebody, for example, you can drown a young girl and become Senator someday.
America rejected this social arrangement at it's founding but somehow, it has crept back in. And with it went the rule of law- laws only apply to the commoner, not the elite.
Skip-out on taxes and you or I go to jail-- do it as head of the House committee that writes tax law and you get a slap on the wrist with similarly corrupt dignitaries attending your birthday party. Or, an appointment to head the Treasury Dept.
By encouraging spouses to fill seats vacated by their deceased loved ones suggests the seat was neither particularly demanding of skill or of much importance to begin with, and, that ideological continuity has greater merit. Term limits may not be the answer but it's a start.
Speaking of dynasties, I am in Chicago and I took the architecture boat tour this evening. There is this HUGE building in the city called the Merchandise Mart. It was originally built by Marshall Field. It is so large that until recently it had its own zip code. It was purchased by Joe Kennedy many years ago for a fraction of what it cost to build when the real estate in Chicago declined considerably. The Kennedys owned it until 1990, I think.
Means nothing - I just thought it was interesting.
I agree with what you said except for the term limits support.
My 2 cents is that if term limits are instituted and people vote as always they have,the term limits won’t make a difference because those voted in will be the same as those voted out. Term limits will just put in new faces who have the same beliefs in office.
I think term limits come from the ballot box. Things will change when enough people vote for a real difference in governance.