[rllin]

Why is this a priori bad? Take a look at how the short tenures of California congress has turned California way more populist than most people are comfortable with.

There are many things wrong with short tenures (not that there aren't things wrong with long ones). The main ones include turnover of associated staff who actually know what wheels to grease to get things done. Meanwhile the "figurehead" actual politician has no time to build up political capital with his colleagues.

[pwinnski]

It's not bad in or of itself, but as the post points out, it correlates with ever-worsening approval scores.

[openasocket]

I completely agree. I find it a little strange that with politicians, unique among all occupations, we consider experience with the job to be a bad thing. I think the discontent many feel with Congress can be better fixed via other means than direct term limits.