I agree with you about term limits.
I understand the argument for them, and find some attractions to those arguments. I do think that there is some tendency of those in Congress to become more involved in Washington political maneuverings, and less involved in their constituencies issues, the longer they have been in office.
I also think there really is a learning curve. And certainly for the better Senators and Representatives, experience makes them both wiser and also vastly more knowledgeable, in ways that help our passage of useful and wise laws.
I think the real remedy to the concerns held by those who advocate term limits is campaign finance reform.
The real problem is the enormous advantage held by those already in office, by the mear fact that they can raise money on that basis, rather than any inherant problem with having been there for a while.
I.e., the real problem is, the longer they've been there, the surer a bet they seem for fund raising purposes. Regardless of how good a job the voters really think, in a fair contest, they have done.
I'm not sure the exact solution. It might even require a Constitutional amendment, which I am very slow to advocate. But I think it is a vital area to focus on. I haven't, enough, yet.
Doug |
