There is a major problem plaguing this nation that not many people pay attention to. It stands within plain sight, yet extremely few of us Americans realize it. It is the root cause of most of the difficulties we face as a country, stemming endless difficulties that only slow our growth as a civilization. This problem is career politicians. The pompous, holier than thou, out of touch, see all, know all, educated fools that were elected to be our leaders, not our rulers.
When congressional office holders are not restricted to any term limit, it is likely that once they are first elected, they will never leave office. At least not for many many years. They are so absorbed by the power to make tangible differences in the way our government operates, that they replace the duty to serve the people with the desire to push a political agenda. They are meant to represent the citizens of their districts, but once they achieve status, they immediately begin to fight for what they want the country to be, instead of what the people want for us as a whole.
And why shouldn't they? Nothing they are doing will ever directly affect them. They most likely will never be dependant on the government. They are almost all independently wealthy. They will probably never have to live by the laws that they pass. So why then should they push for what is in the best interest of the people if it does not change their lives at all? They are so out of touch that they believe they know what is best and that the voters are simply a vehicle through which to channel an agenda.
The problem is that they are more interested in keeping their job, not doing their job. The cause of this problem is that there is no term limit. If there were limits, they would recognize that at some point down the road, they will have to return to the real world and abide by the legislation they pushed through. They then would sincerely seek to accomplish that which is beneficial to society, because they will be participators in that system.
We cannot afford to repeatedly enlist politicians that are out of touch with the common man. With term limits, we are able to effectively evade the majority of the political powerhouse problems, and truly have a government "of the people, by the people, for the people." America may lose a few of the more sincere congressman that actually desire what is best for everybody, but at least through this system we will never allow corrupt politicians to continue sitting on the dreams of a nation.
Too often we complain about the megalomaniacal government, ever expanding and suffocating the growth of our society. Why then do we not change this? We still have the power to amend our government and its operations, and we must act while we still possess this freedom. Career politicians are a plague that we can berid ourselves of! Instead of groaning, or passively allowing our liberties and our hopes to be robbed from us, we as a united people should act to repair our country, because career politicians will never do it for us.
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