Let’s not pretend none of us saw this coming. House Republicans are once again calling into question the debt of the United States of America with their third attempt to cut what they perceive to be an excess of spending by the government.

It’s the third part in an ongoing frivolous war in which the only loser at the end of the day is the American people. In order to broker a deal, what will House Democrats and President Obama give up this time around? It’s anybody’s guess!

While I’m sure to many readers this sort of language seems cynical, however one can only look at a government that has been at complete standstill with optimism for so long. There is something very very foul in the District of Columbia.

With every single arbitrary bill having political inclinations whether left or right, of course its hard to get anything done. Congressmen and women are afraid to work with each other because of the implications with their constituents. I understand the principle. If you work with Democrats in Republican districts, you are clearly a RINO, and therefore must be deposed of immediately and replaced with someone who fits the ridiculous litmus test imposed by the modern Republican Party. A litmus test, I might add, that not ever Eisenhower or Regan would be able to pass at this juncture.

It’s enough to almost make one long congress during the last term of the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton. Despite an investigation vehemently seeking to destroy and impeach the man, he was still able to get work done. Heck the man even left a budget surplus at the end of his second term which was of course quickly squandered on the still instilled Bush Tax Cuts.

I’ve constantly been asked by friends and family both on the left and on the right how do we fix our broken system. I don’t have a definitive answer, and for that matter, neither do Democrats or Republicans in Washington, but I have a start.

Two words: Term limits.

Term limits for both portions of the bicameral legislature. After their reelection, Presidents stop campaigning and start worrying about their legacy. The same principle needs to be imparted to both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Elections are not enough to hold these people accountable anymore. Incumbents have over a 50% chance of being reelected again and again and again. Those odds additionally go up the more terms a congressman or woman gets elected.

I propose term limits in the amount of five for the House of Representatives and two for the Senate, keeping our current election paradigm.

With “terming out” looming in the distance, congressmen and women will be forced to work with each other in the immediate to preserve their ego driven legacies.

Passing such a radical amendment however is merely a pipe dream at this juncture. In order to start the process for the amending of our constitution, senators and representatives in the amount of two thirds of their respective houses, would have to vote to eventually terminate their positions. The other method for amendment, which has been attempted twice but never succeeded is the call for a national convention on amending the constitution. In the case of a national convention, two thirds of the individual state governments would have to approve a measure calling for a constitutional convention and then vote for said amendment.

Like I said a pipe dream at this point.