When the United States was founded, the underlying theme of the new government was to establish an efficient system without distributing too much power to anyone. The Founders intended to prevent a revival of the tyranny they had just escaped by breaking away from England. However, when members of Congress such as Tom Foley, who served as Representative from 1964 to 1995, and Jack Brooks, who served as Representative from 1952 to 1994, remain in the legislative system for over forty years, it is evident that tyranny is not it was necessarily eradicated from the United States (Vance, 1994, p. 429). Term limits are a necessity to support the Founders' intentions, to prevent unfair advantages granted to incumbents, and to allow for a multitude of additional benefits. Initially, the Founders intended to have a limit on the amount of time a person could serve. A rotation in the office system was described in the Articles of Confederation, so that no one could remain in that position for decades at a time. However, this was abandoned in the Constitution as it was deemed unnecessary. At the time of the nation's founding, the profession of "politician" did not exist. You could hold a position for several years, but it was not considered a career path. Originally, politicians were seen as people who made great sacrifices, as they stepped away from family and primary jobs for a number of years to serve their country, before returning to their normal lives (Vance, 1994, p. 429) . In the words of Founding Father Roger Sherman: “The representatives should go home and mingle with the people. By staying in the seat of government, they will acquire the customs of the place, which may differ from those... middle of paper... crack due to career politicians who do not take into account the government system created by the government Founders.Works CitedCRS Rep., 104th Cong., 1-2 (1997).CRS Rep., 106th Cong., 3-5 (2000).Kurfirst, R. (1996). Logic of the term: paradigms and paradoxes. Politics, 29.1, 119-140.Madison, J. (1788, February 19). The federalist n. 57: The new plan's alleged tendency to elevate the few at the expense of the many considered in relation to representation. New York package. Retrieved from http://constitution.org/fed/federa57.htmU.S. Constitution, art. I, § 2. Vance, D. A. (1994). State-Imposed Limits on the Length of Congress: What Would the Founders of the Constitution Say? Brigham Young University Law Review, 1994, 429. Weissert, C., & Halperin, K. (2007). The paradox of support at the time limit: knowing them is not loving them. Political Research Quarterly, 60.3, 516-517.