B. New blood will bring change

C. Citizen legislators harken to the Founding.

1. Throw the bums out!

1. In the 95th-96th Congress >50% had served fewer than three terms

2. > 50% Senators had served only one or two terms
 

a. the 1994 election showed we could toss them out

C. A Few Good Questions
 

1. Will you get better representation from representatives who will lose their jobs no matter how well they do?

2. Will someone looking for a new job be less solicitous of special interests?

3. Will you get better representation from representatives who are inferior in knowledge and experience to bureaucrats, staff and lobbyists?
 

a. More open seat elections put a greater strain on resources thus increasing the importance of money in congressional campaigns


4. Will reps be more responsive to constituent demands if the political costs of ignoring the demands are reduced?

D. Some say term limits will be good because representatives can do the right thing regardless of constituent demands
 

1. They can also do the wrong thing with impunity

E. Constituents would know less about their representatives because:
 

1. There is less incentive to get known and
 
a. It takes a long time to build up familiarity, insight and trust


2. Citizen legislators will disagree at the same rate as professional politicians.

F. Term limits would strengthen political parties
 

1. With less information about newcomers and incumbents, information costs are increased

2. The result is the electorate will resort to shorthand cues to vote
 

a. Parties.


3. Lobbyists would have less incentive to court individual members
 

a. They should cultivate parties.