Reply #7: Life After Congress [View All]

Politicians who don't care whether or not they get re-elected will be replaced by candidates who do care about the job that voters send them there to do. The term of office in the House of Representatives is only two years, and a member without much seniority can't do much except follow orders.

There's been so much bad news out of Washington over the past 10 years that voters are disaffected. This doesn't mean that they're indifferent to policy changes that affect them personally, such as cutting Social Security. I can't say your pessimism about voters is entirely unjustified, but I think people are not as somnolent as they appear to be.