> - Propose a constitutional amendment that imposes term limits on all members of Congress.
Term limits for elected officials just shift the balance of knowledge and experience to lobbyists. Not something to get behind. (Reforming the electoral system so that there is meaningful, non-binary choice, deals with the negative aspects of incumbency without the problems term limits has. But term limits are a favorite proposal because they benefit the already powerful lobbies.)
> A five-year ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service.
So the pool of people willing to take such positions is limited to those who can't get a secure job relating to public policy so that the ban from work that isn't dependent on the term of office of an elected official doesn't actually lose them anything. Again, another thing that tips the balance of knowledge and skill in favor of lobbies and out of the public sector.
They are the kind of reforms that sound good if you haven't thought the effects through.
Term limits for elected officials just shift the balance of knowledge and experience to lobbyists. Not something to get behind. (Reforming the electoral system so that there is meaningful, non-binary choice, deals with the negative aspects of incumbency without the problems term limits has. But term limits are a favorite proposal because they benefit the already powerful lobbies.)
> A five-year ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service.
So the pool of people willing to take such positions is limited to those who can't get a secure job relating to public policy so that the ban from work that isn't dependent on the term of office of an elected official doesn't actually lose them anything. Again, another thing that tips the balance of knowledge and skill in favor of lobbies and out of the public sector.
They are the kind of reforms that sound good if you haven't thought the effects through.