Why Not Term Limits?

Argument #1: Term limits are undemocratic.

The ballot box makes statutory term limits unnecessary. In effect, there are term limits in place every two years. Candidates have to go before constituents and get reelected

Argument #2: There already is high congressional turnover.

Some opponents note the scores of new Members in the Congress, when in fact, the large number of new faces in Congress results primarily from Members resigning or seeking other offices.

Argument #3: Term limits will harm small states.

Some opponents argue that states with smaller populations (and thus fewer representatives in Congress) will be systematically disadvantaged by term limits.

Argument #4: Term limits will lock out experienced legislators.

Experience in one's profession is a good thing, but even House Members who only serve one term or two years, clearly have time to develop significant experience. Despite the protestations of some foes of term limits that Members need a great deal of seasoning before they can make real decisions, no other profession requires two years of on-the-job training.

Argument #5: Campaign finance reform is needed, not term limits.

Reforms in federal campaign finance law particularly in order to eliminate tremendous incumbent advantages in congressional elections are urgently needed. However, they have little or no relevance to term limits.

Argument #6: Under term limits, unelected people will run Congress.

Many opponents of term limits argue that to oppose them will increase the deficiencies of today's congressional culture, which grants tremendous discretionary power to people other than elected legislators.

America, with such tremendous influence by the special interest and unions there will undoubtedly be tremendous opposition to term limits.  These groups have a huge financial stake in the people they have invested in, our representatives.  They want these people to be in office forever.

The bottom-line is that without term limits, the Congress is immortal. Even in recent years, with scandal after scandal which should have greatly bruised the people’s confidence in Congress, incumbents have been, and are being, reelected with relentless regularity.

It is, possible for incumbents to lose. But, usually those are rare losses that would require a massive redistricting, 200 rubber checks, a conviction, or some other hand-in-the-cookie-jar event.

A member of Congress who can't be defeated is not accountable. Lack of accountability is a plague on Congress' house which is worse than any ethics problems, and worse than campaign financing.

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Source- Heritage.org