(January 1, 2021 at 11:41 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: I think that Senate term limits are more important than House term limits.
Senators rarely get voted out. That by itself is a problem. Either senators are just universally loved, or else the system gives them enormous advantages in re-election. If the second, that can entrench corruption.
Good point. House members are voted on every 2 years. So there is in reality a higher turnover rate in the House than people think.
But the Senate is far harder because districts are harder to flip with career Senators. Gerrymandering has a lot to do with them being in office for so long.
But if we are switching out everyone in congress every 5 seconds you'd could still end up with gridlock. So while I am for term limits, not sure how short they should be. I could go with 12 years as a limit. I also think SCOTUS should be limited to 12 years too.
Mitch McConnell has to be the biggest argument for term limits. He has been obstructing everything he doesn't like that Democrats pass in the House since 08 when Obama became President. Not 100% no, but certainly way too many bills have died on his desk.
