The Iowa caucuses are on the horizon and impeachment is in the news, but let’s set those aside to talk about something a little less urgent — yet still worthy of scorn.

Term limits.

A favorite of many would-be reformers, the call to limit legislative tenure is popular with a majority of Americans, who tend to dislike and distrust Congress. The Republican Party included term limits in its 1988 and 1992 national platforms, as well as in its “Contract With America” ahead of the 1994 congressional elections. More recent support comes from President Trump, who endorsed them during his 2016 campaign for president (although he likes to joke about serving past two terms).

Right now, the loudest voice for term limits is Tom Steyer, the billionaire political activist and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. He has put them at the center of his campaign, part of his plan to reform the government in Washington. He wants a 12-year total limit for lawmakers: two terms in the Senate, six terms in the House or some combination of the two. Steyer’s website states that “our elected officials are out of touch with our needs and are more focused on getting re-elected than actually doing what’s right” and that “the longer an elected official stays in office, the more beholden they become to corporate backers and special interest groups.” Steyer is emphatic on this point. “The American people are demanding term limits!” he said on Twitter last weekend. “Serving in Congress shouldn’t be a lifetime appointment.”