Should Politicians Have Peopl Term Limits

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The United States of America was founded on a need for political and religious freedom. The people grew tired of being ruled and wanted to be part of a self-governing society. The Constitution was created to limit the powers of the federal government so that everyday citizens could have some semblance of control. The Constitution is the governing document that establishes a three tiered legal system that shares powers to prevent any unbalance that would take away from democratic ideology that supreme power of the land is vested in the people. There was a motivation for fairness and balance as well as social and political equality. As wonderful as the Constitution is, its creators made a huge oversight by not limiting the time elected officials can serve in public office. These career politicians are unable to truly represent the common people because of their gratuitous differences and deficit of commonality and relatability. The oversight of term limits in politics creates an atmosphere that lacks the ability to make change in a relevant and cost effective amount of time, and distances politicians from the main elements balance and fairness our country was founded on. The term "career politician" is usually used in reference to a person who has not had a job outside of the political arena or has spent the vast majority of their professional career in public office (Huguelet). The Continental Congress was the beginning of organized politics in the United States as we know it to be today. The Continental Congress created a document that preceded the Constitution called the Article of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was America’s first governing document and essentially a rough draft to the United States Constitution. It included a provision for mandatory rotation of officials in public office (Sekel). This idea was later voted down in 1787 by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention while deliberating on and creating the final draft of the Constitution (Sekel). One of the founding Ulibarri 2 fathers of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson, said, "The feature I dislike, and greatly dislike, is the abandonment in every instance of the necessity of rotation in office, and most particularly in the case of the president." (Sekel). The United States was very different in Thomas Jefferson’s times than it is now. In the 18th century, the job of a politician did not have all of the perks and benefits that today 's politicians have. Today 's politicians get free healthcare, a large salary for working less than half a year, free airfare and large lifetime pensions (Sekel). These are a few of the luxuries that make this and enticing life-long career choice. In the 18th century, the government was built to suit their needs at the time. Congress and the House of Representatives were only enacted for sessions so that the politicians could remain to live and work among their constituents for the majority of the year and not have to relocate their families or engage in excessive travel (Sekel). The goal of being a government official was to be in regular contact and communication with their constituents so that they could adequately represent the needs and the wants of the people. The first century in America …show more content…
This shift in momentum will bring new ideas and perspectives to Congress and the House of Representatives, encourage turn over, and decrease incentives for unnecessary election-related federal spending that is extremely high among career politicians (Greenberg). Election winning candidates spend millions of tax-free dollars running for public office. The people who are normally opposed to term limits are politicians and the special interest groups and corporations that rely on keep officials in office who are willing to sway votes to benefit these entities regardless of whether or not it benefits the people of the Unites States of America. Sometimes these votes to benefit the few can actually be harmful to people and have a high price tag for tax payers. The ability to maintain high profits by keeping laws in their favor means that the profiting companies keep funding the re-election campaigns for officials who vote in their favor. While no one can argue with a company wanting higher profits, these profits are

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