Quote Originally Posted by Parkbandit View Post
30 years is entirely too long.

4 terms in the House = 8 years
2 terms in the Senate = 12 years

These are reasonable terms of service... and if someone wanted to do both, that's 20 years of service.
Term limits are not the panacea people think they are. They will lead to a much more balkanized administrative state of "experts" than we have now despite what people think. It takes a lot of time and work to become an expert on something and in Congress, the people running things should develop some expertise in matters. I want the years in each house to be equal to alleviate whining about "equity".