I’m over this issue though I agree with your points. It requires a constitutional amendment and that ain’t happening so why even waste energy on it.I disagree. It was never intended to be a career goal, life long career, for our politicians / representatives. The people knew it and politicians knew it. Somewhere over the years both sides have decided to take advantage of a situation; however, I do mostly blame the politician.
When you have representatives who cannot speak at a podium, retire millionaires, have family and friends profit from their position in government we have a problem with the politicians.
It’s called integrity. Politicians lack integrity, not all, but most. We vote them in on a promise, they manipulate to maintain their position. They indoctrinate, legislate and manipulate to keep their power.
People are faced with limited selection, if any. When someone good is elected, they are bought and drug down into the swamp. The people did not create that swamp. When the people try to vote others in, the swamp drowns them or destroys them; or they learn to live in the swamp - doing things the swamp way.
IF politicians were honest and had integrity we would not be here today, not facing the bloodless coup we are.
I love the meme that says I am not concerned with the billionaire that became a politician, I am concerned with the politicians that became billionaires…