A constitutional amendment is exactly what I propose James.
Your comments ignore the fact that incumbents have a tremendous advantage in getting re-elected. Franken privileges alone give them a HUGE step up. Not to mention, access to all the media outlets, and the ability to make news headlines aligned with helping them get re-elected.
When the President was limited to two terms, the House and Senate should have been limited in a similar manner. We've created a ruling class who use special privileges and access to financial rewards, to ensure re-election after re-election. Turnover in the House, after a person has been there 8 years, is equivalent to the former Soviet Politburo.
People do what you reward them for doing.
Today, politicians are rewarded by distancing themselves from their constituents. Heck, some don't even pretend to reside in their home state anymore.
Congress should represent and work for the people. Not the other way around. It should be a temporary position, not a life-long position. Today, we have a ruling class so disconnected from the people, and receiving so many perks, many don't even believe we need a tax break for the middle class.
With a pension plan second to none, and pay and perks reserved to former King and Queens. It's no wonder so many of them are corrupted by the power of the position.
We need to turnover the House and Senate and get more people to serve who have come from the private sector. Who still understand what it means to meet a payroll, drive in traffic jams, and struggle to find a decent public school for their children.
Term limits will go a long way toward accomplishing that.
Michael |
