Reply #10: It is a great idea [View All]

[Idealism]

The incumbency rate in Congress was in the 90s for awhile there... why do we want that? These people can do the dumbest shit and get re-elected on name recognition alone. It discourages others from running, knowing that they are having to challenge "Senator XXX" who has millions in his war chest, brand recognition, and a network of lobbyists that they sell their votes to.

It would mean the Senators who got millions from, lets point out one, the FIRE lobby (Financial, Investment, Real Estate) that helped pass the Commodities and Futures Modernization Act, help repeal Glass-Steagall, and pass Gramm-Leach-Blilley wouldn't remain fixtures in Congress. This would mitigate the effects of lobbying, as well, because it would make is less effective to buy off certain ranking members on committees because they will be gone sooner.