A Blender vs. A Spork

Currently, every two years dozens of new Congresspeople go to D.C. to serve their people and to "shake up" D.C. But, instead of getting to use a Kitchen Aid Blender to shake up things, all they get to use is a small plastic spork. Thus, nothing changes in D.C.

Why does this happen? To shake up things in D.C. like a blender requires you to be a leading committee member or leader on one of several powerful committees. But, to become one of these people you must "put in your time" by serving for many years in Congress. Thus, by the time you have "done your time", you have been corrupted by the very system you set out to shake up. And no real reform takes place in D.C.

Thus, we are stuck with career politicians who become too powerful, too conceited, and too greedy to effectively serve.

Now imagine with me if in the House you could only serve 3 terms, this means every 2 years the House is full of "new blood". By your second term you are a key committee person on one or more committees where you can make a difference. During your third term you chair the committee and work gets done. You only have 6 years max to make a difference and you are not so worried about being re-elected over and over again. Thus, the work of Americans gets done and gets done right. Then, you limit Senators to 2 terms max and accomplish the same things there.

I believe term limits would encourage new people to get involved in the legislature; but also greatly limit the abuses that are currently happening as their time and power is limited.

So, how do we as voters accomplish this? First, is vote all the long-term bums out of Congress. Second, is a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to place term limits on people serving in Congress.