“I’d like to see a 12 year limit for reps (six terms) and senators (two terms). Only allow them to run again after a four year hiatus away from Washington DC.”
Maybe, but there also needs to be a caveat that the 12 years is cumulative, otherwise you get what we have here in CA where they term out in the Assembly then move up to the Senate and term out there. In your proposal a smart, and I use that term relatively, House member could parlay his “stay” in Washington into a 24 year gig!
Good point. Agree there should be a required “break in service” to prevent the scenario you described. I’m pro freedom and don’t like the idea of constraining people, but in the interest of keeping the water flowing through the swamp, we do need to ensure that our representatives don’t turn their elections into lifelong careers.
If someone actually did a good job representing us (unlikely but possible I suppose) I don’t have a problem with them running again after a mandatory hiatus. They need to go back and walk amongst the people they represent before returning to the Washington cesspool.