If we get back to where we should be there would be few to no lobbyists because no one would be able toe expect a favor or handout from DC
Ideally, but there will have to be massive changes far and beyond simple term limits for elected officials. I even favor ridding the government of civil service and going back to strict patronage as it was until the late 19th century. You come in, you bring your people for however long you’re there, and when your term is up, you all leave, right down to the janitor.
Civil service has only created an unaccountable army of overpaid and over-benefitted parasites that continues to grow regardless of whom is in power (but it’s a leftist army in any event) and is insulated from the downturns in the economy (the real reason for an explosive government growth). It’s almost impossible to fire them (and there’s always a judge there to reinstate them). Even the misnamed government shutdown is a joke, because all but a minority are actually furloughed. DC now never has a “recession” because they’re always flush with taxpayer money (even money that now doesn’t exist).
All of this must be brought to a screeching halt.