Save Us from Congress!

Are Senators and Congressmen dedicated to the work of the people or is their focus self preservation? Americans consistently rate the performance of Congress low, often in single digits. I argue it is because their performance is consistenly poor. If Congress continues to structurally function as it has, how can we expect different results. Is self preservation the source of gridlock, bad legislation, too much legislation, and masssive unsustainable debt? How can this structual flaw be resolved? Term limits will dramatically mitigate opportunity to pursue self preservation and thereby eliminate the possibility of life long legislators.

Much needs to change for Congress for it to routinely function in the best interest in the country. Unfortunately parties in the majority are not naturally motivated to give up power even when change is in the best interest of the country.

Many in Congress are truly trying to perform in the best interest of our country. But too many are not, their decisions and votes, corrupted for personal gain, including willful decisions draining the national treasury under the guise of caring for the citizens. The current structure enables and perpetuates such tactics for decades.

We all know power corrupts, self preservation is a corrupting temptation, and members perpetuate the problem for decades. It seems almost common sense that it is not a good idea for members to hold office for decades and in many cases nearly their entire adult life. Presidents, governors, in many states, legislators are limited in term length.. The House fo Representatives and the United States Senate do not operate under this safeguard.

Term limits create advantage for everyone but the limited politician. It prevents anyone from holding office indefinitely dispite the funding and power at their disposal. Term limits reduce temptation for self-serving governance, increase urgency to perform for the party in power, provide proper hope for the party not in power, and force the electorate from incumbent apathy.

Is there a valid reason not to pass a contritutional amendment for Congressional term limits. Why not 12 years maximum... not more than 6 two year terms for the House and 3 four year terms for the Senate. The only huddle to term limits for Congress is for Congress to limit itself, a large challenge.