Freshmen members of Congress have few/no connections and ability to make deals. They often network via more senior members. Without these structures in place, and especially without long-term accountability to their constituents, they are highly incentivized to simply follow the money and cash out.
People always like to say politicians are dishonest thieves in the pocket of various interests, but politicians vote with their constituents an overwhelming percentage of the time and regularly enjoy high levels of support from constituents even when Congress’s approval ratings are in the toilet.
People like their representatives, and want the rest of Congress to be more like them, more often than not
Couple the above with the massive churn term limits would oppose and the broken gerrymander/primary system that rewards the most extreme candidates, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Freshmen members of Congress have few/no connections and ability to make deals. They often network via more senior members. Without these structures in place, and especially without long-term accountability to their constituents, they are highly incentivized to simply follow the money and cash out.
People always like to say politicians are dishonest thieves in the pocket of various interests, but politicians vote with their constituents an overwhelming percentage of the time and regularly enjoy high levels of support from constituents even when Congress’s approval ratings are in the toilet.
People like their representatives, and want the rest of Congress to be more like them, more often than not
Couple the above with the massive churn term limits would oppose and the broken gerrymander/primary system that rewards the most extreme candidates, and you have a recipe for disaster.