“...Six terms for a Representative, two terms for a Senator [or combination thereof - 3 in the House, 1 in the Senate]. Twelve years total each....”
That MUST be specified, with no ambiguity, that one individual gets those twelve years ONLY. doesn’t matter how it comes. ONLY TWELVE YEARS to one individual. That’s it. And, after they finish that twelve, they CAN’T take a few years off and come back for more. One individual gets those twelve years max on The Hill. No more. It has to be specified that way.
Why 12 years? Why not two terms for a representative and two for a senator? Better yet, one term? This 12 business seems arbitrary.