Elected office tends to attract yammering gerbils. I believe it was P.J. O’Rourke who said an honest answer to, “Why are you running for Congress?” would be “To get out of the Midwest and meet some girls.”
Term limits would be a help. Also the elimination of pensions and any other lifetime benefits. Let ‘em use 401k’s and Medicare.
“Term limits would be a help. Also the elimination of pensions and any other lifetime benefits.”
Two excellent ideas.
Term limits puts a bullet on the time a lobbyist has to buy a politician
KILL their pensions. They get pensions almost as good as a CEO of a big company, and they are vested almost immediately.