> Since those committee chairs are very powerful, they get lots of campaign donations which help keep them in office Incumbency is a huge thumb on the scales.

> Since those committee chairs are very powerful, they get lots of campaign donations which help keep them in office Incumbency is a huge thumb on the scales. A functional system needs to have certain checks on those in power that balance the playing field, otherwise democracy is a sham. The two party system is a problem, but term limits are meant to solve a different issue.