Serve. Then Go Home.

The average tenure of a U.S. senator is over 11 years. Some have served for 30, 40, even 50 years. In the House, incumbents win reelection at rates above 90%. Term limits are supported by roughly 80% of Americans across party lines.

Republicans have historically supported term limits in principle. Democrats have generally opposed them, arguing voters already have the power to remove incumbents.

We think 80% of America has this one right.

The Mesocratic Party supports constitutional term limits for both chambers of Congress.

House of Representatives: maximum of 6 terms (12 years). Senate: maximum of 2 terms (12 years). Apply prospectively: current members are grandfathered. Mesocratic candidates will voluntarily pledge to serve no more than the proposed limits — leading by example.

What This Fixes

Breaks the incumbency advantage that makes 90%+ of House seats effectively uncontested. Reduces seniority-based committee systems that reward longevity over competence. Creates a pipeline for new voices, new ideas, and new leadership. Weakens permanent donor-politician relationships that fuel corruption and gridlock.

Your representative works for you, not for their next reelection. Congress gets new blood on a regular cycle. The permanent political class dissolves.

Public office is a tour of duty. Serve your country. Then go home and live under the laws you passed.