Thrawn, you are correct. I should keep my mouth shut. Every once in a while I try to test the waters. In general, I so stay out of these things, but not always. It is not good to allow your own mind to fester on internal topics which bother you. So I do a reality check.
Eagler, the "high horse" comment was not directed at you. It was a general comment.
Eagler, I see "term limits" as a bandaid. It does not address the actual problem, but attempts to patch it up. The problem with band-aids, is you can only have so many before they just wiil not stay in place any longer.
The real problem you want to address are the people who continually put the same people into office. Forcing someone not to run only forces people to vote for somone who could be worse (and by the looks of things, that is getting to be a high percentage bet).
It has been said, time and time again, "an honest person (used to be man,..) could never win an election". Truer words have never been spoken. But why is it true (assuming you believe it, and I do)? It's certainly not the fault of the people who run. It all goes back to us. The people who pull the lever and cast the vote. We do not want honesty. We want to be lied to. We want to see the world through rose-colored glasses. We want to pretend everything is hunky dory.
We also need a scapegoat. Someone we can blame for the problems we have. Hard to blame an honest person. Easy to blame a corrupt, morally bankrupt, slime-ball.
Of course, there is another side of that coin. The politician who just might try to make a difference. Guess what? He/She can't. Why? Well, all the rest of his/her compatriots will do everything they can to make sure the 'honest' guy/gal gets nowhere. Thus, in the next election we will boot him/her out in favor of the crook.
We are led to the shearing like sheep. Once stripped of our coat, we complain, but come next election, we will do it all over again. We like the food they feed us. It is easier to swallow, than changing to another brand/type of feed. Baaaaaaa. Hear me roar.