There is no need to impose term limits because they already exist. We have the power to eliminate the entire Congress every 2 years. We have the power to change Presidents every four years. And we have the power to systematically change every Senator 2 years at a time over a 6 year period.
Why are we so complacent? Term after term the same people are returned to office, and as the years go by they conveniently forget the folks they're supposed to represent. Their constituencies shrink until there is only one -- not you -- not me -- just the person holding the office.
There was a time that I called the office of Congressional District 18 here in Houston. First, I was told that I was not on the voter registration rolls. Ha! The next time I called I was told something to the effect that "we have over 500,000 people in this district . . ." blah, blah, blah, to which I replied "it's your job; if you don't want to do it, quit and make room for someone who will."
The sad part is the people who ought to run for office generally don't. The sad part is that folks are more interested in when one lost one's viriginity or bounced one's first check than whether or not one has an inkling of an idea of how to make some sense of the mess we're in, and help get us out.
Perhaps if we were to stop deifying the folks who prostitute themselves for our votes, then forget about us and take care of themselves with top quality health and insurance and fat pensions, and instead call them to task, they would remember who is supposed to be working for whom.
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