I like your “bar lawyers” approach.
Term limits would also help.
But we need to deal with the lobbyists for foreign interests, large multinational corporations, media companies, etc.
They are lawyers, and they hire more lawyers to find loopholes to protect them while they buy and sell politicians like cattle.
In the end if we do not radically reduce the size and scope of the government all reform efforts will fail.
The thieves just won’t be able to resist the big piles of money lying around in DC.
Meme for the day:
Where do the DC lobbyists ply their (corrupt) trade?
Kleptocracy Street.