Term limits would force career politicians out of office, thus they can change their focus from being re-elected to what the originally wanted to accomplish.
What’s do you believe is wrong with the electorate?
We don't have a term limits problem.
We have an incumbancy problem.
Everyone understands that incumbents have a HUGE advantage when it comes to reelection, fund raising, power brokering with lobbyists, using their office for political posturing, focus on bills/legislation aimed at staying in the job instead of doing what is right.
Here is an odd way I’d like things to work. We don't have a term limits problem, we have an incumbency problem. Now bear with me here.
#1 No elected official in the Congress or the President is eligible for election in any other Federal elected position until at least 1 year has passed from the end of their current position or 1 year after leaving their office through retirement, resignation, or expulsion.
#2 No elected official may campaign or raise campaign funds while holding any federally elected office. You want to raise money to run for office, do it on our own time - not the taxpayers dime.
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There would be no term limits on Presidents or members of Congress, however no individual may serve consecutive terms in any federal elected position even if the positions are different.
That means the President and members of Congress must leave the White House and Congress for at least 1 year before they can run for election agaiin.
There would be no “incumbent” advantage as each seat starts with a clean slate.
Maybe if Presidents and members of Congress were more concerned about doing their jobs instead of raising campaign funds on the taxpayers time and running for reelection they would perform better. Get elected, do your job, leave and run again after a break on your own time.
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