This policy initiative proposes Congressional term limits. The three issues to be addressed, include;
- imposing term limits;
- acknowledging pareto inefficiency;
- addressing incumbency advantage.
First—term limits must be imposed on Congress; preserving the natural rights of the citizen, bolstering civic morale, and placing the commonwealth above the needs of the politician. A flourishing polis requires consensual civic morale, contingent on public policy; thus limiting exploitation—incumbent Representatives needn’t campaign for re-election, (Mat 24:36); civic engagement increases with a wider variety of candidates, (Rasmussen; PewResearch; Gallup).
Second—pareto inefficiency, id est the observable rampant government spending without consideration of; and in blatant opposition to the will of the constituent; yet man presupposes intrinsic discernment, thus he must resist, (Gen 3:22). Historically, power corrupts; producing policy that opposes the will of some constituents. Neglecting the constituent’s interests by controlling the pareto efficiency of policy against those funding the operation is inefficient. American public policy musn’t neglect the public, (2 Cor 11:13-15). The power of the Federal Reserve must be reduced by sanction; precluding the plummeting of the dollar.
Third—this policy must address America’s incumbency advantage. An alarming eighty-five percent of incumbent politicians have historically been re-elected without question, audit, or civic contest. An incumbency advantage is achieved through demagoguery; gerrymandering, special interest groups, manipulating the invisible hand, and political warfare tactics—divergent from the interests of the American citizenry. Congressional public approval sits at its lowest point on record—but the annual salary has continued its ascent; since it was first recorded in 1964, the U.S. House reelection rate has never fallen below eighty-five percent (85%), (OpenSecrets); these harrowing statistics warrant a revision of Congressional term limits.
Jordan Muhsin 