ressional staff people would gain control, is another widely used argument against term limits. The fallacy of that argument is that the staff people already have control. Through the years, Congress has abdicated it to them. Committee staffs write the legislation, and members' staffs read it, then tell members what's in it. Members themselves rarely read what they vote on. In a country where ignorance of the law is no excuse, members of Congress are often ignorant of many of the provisions of laws they vote on. Congress and its members could regain control from the staffs right now, if they had the will. They don't have the will. A term limited Congress that had the will could get control of the staffs in a very short period of time. There is nothing difficult about it. Finally, I will give you a short list of what term limits will do for our country, and I am sure you will find them all to be positive changes. These changes include, but are not limited to the following:It will lead to regaining control of our Federal Government. It will lead to a citizen Congress, with a fresh attitude of service. It will start the process of lifting the yoke of oppressive, elitist bureaucracy from the backs of productive, tax-paying citizens. It will start the process of lifting the burden of inherited debt from the backs of our children and those who follow them. It will lead to the addressing of America's problems from an honest perspective. It will lead to the people getting their country back. For these reasons, we consider term limits to be the preeminent issue before the country today not so much for what it will accomplish by itself, as for what it will make possible. To change the government requires a lot of effort. Term limits is something that wont be done by the politicians. It will be done by people like you and I."The more secure an officeholder, the more his interests would diverge from those of his constituents." —Andrew Jack...
