Why Do Congressmen Have Term Limits?

Our Founding Fathers never expected Congressmen to serve life-long terms. They had intended on a system of citizens serving for a few years and then returning to their respective communities. Nowadays, our representatives are making permanent careers out of Congressional positions. They are able to maintain their place in government and make a living off of pay raises and benefits. Polling of voters has shown that there is a general distaste for political careerism. The practice of Congressmen keeping lifetime positions just increases the thirst for power in the men and women whose titles of importance generally determine their ability to keep a job. The recycling of these responsibilities would bring forth new ideas and perspectives to Congress. Term limits are already being issued in several states and need to continue to be addressed. Until boundaries are placed on our Congressional leaders, they will continue to take advantage of the system they seem to continuously abuse.
John Adams has also said, “Without [term limits] every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey.” By sending our representatives home to their communities we would be forcing them to strongly consider proposed legislation, as they would be returning to laws by which they would be subject to reside under. Our Founding Fathers would have hoped for the future of America to respect the institutions of Congress by filtering out representatives and senators as the years