President Reagan once said, “One thing our founding fathers could not foresee…was a nation governed by professional politicians who had a vested interest in getting reelected. They probably envisioned a fellow serving a couple of hitches and then looking…forward to getting back to the farm.”

There has been much talk within the Conservative, Libertarian and Tea Party movements about setting term limits on Congress in an effort to thwart candidates and politicians from making a career out of public service; in fact it has been one of the most widely debated issues across the nation. And as nice as it sounds, one must stop and think; would term limits really stop people from becoming career politicians? Probably not. They might be restricted from running for that same public seat after their term ends, but it doesn’t stop them from running for a different office. So if the whole point behind term limits is to restrict people from becoming career politicians, is it okay if they seek a different office? If so, then whats the point of term limits?