I do not support lifetime appointees or lifetime seats in government. The President’s two-term limit is important and should remain in place. For Congress, though, term limits create more problems than they solve. Like any new job, it typically takes 6–12 months for a member to get fully acclimated, and constant turnover would slow progress on bills and policies by forcing retraining and erasing valuable institutional knowledge. Term limits would also weaken expertise and give lobbyists even more influence.
Instead of arbitrary limits, my H.E.A.L. Act plan tackles the real concerns behind term-limit debates by making elections fairer with ranked-choice voting, banning corporate money, and publicly funding campaigns so voters, not special interests, decide who serves and for how long.
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