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In reply to the discussion: Congressional productivity - Would you be in favor of a single term limit for all congresspeople? [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)There would be zero institutional memory, which is hugely important in any organization. There would be zero consequences to any vote or stand because no one would ever be up for re-election. With every single Congress person a newbie, the ones who perhaps hire experienced staff would have a huge edge. Or would you want every single staff member to be new also?
And yes, the Senators and Representatives would be completely at the mercy of lobbyists and outside "experts" as they would not ever have the opportunity to come up to speed on anything at all. I suspect a lot of local elections would wind up being totally a one-issue race, something that candidate would hope to accomplish in the one term, with almost no focus on anything else.
That is perhaps the worst single idea I've ever seen.