Here's The Problem.

       I was talking with a friend this morning and we sort of wandered to the idea of what would happen if every Congressman and Senator in all the states and Washington were suddenly voted out and replaced by all new ones. Ya know what we decided would happen? Nothing, nadda.
       See, it's not so much the people who hold those offices as it is the offices themselves. Oh there are some unsavory people holding office, to be sure, but by and large our legislators start out with good intentions. But ya know what good intentions will get you? That's right. As soon as folks get to Washington or state's capitals something changes.
       It must be that they like it too much. It might be that those jobs are too cushie. Maybe the answer is to make it so uncomfortable to hold office that they can't wait to get out. Maybe we need to make them all four year terms and hope they stay that long. Then anybody who decides to run for a second term, we can automatically find them guilty of insanity and put them away.
       Now I've heard the arguments against term limits, but they just don't hold water. Like the idea of not being able to hold onto a good person. Two things; first remember we're making it impossible to serve too long and second they could always hop from house to senate or vise-verse.
       There's another argument against term limits and that is we'd lose continuity. But isn't that the whole idea? Also, who do you think preserves continuity now? Its the staffs of those offices, that's who. No Congressman or Senator knows what they're voting on now, unless a staffer has brought them up to speed.
       No, the more I think about it, the more advantages I see. Another would be that we could eliminate special healthcare for the legislators and retirement plans. And absolutely no lobbying before, during or after serving. I also dislike political parties