The reinstate-us Party believes it is better to remove the reasons for re-electing
a bad incumbent than to loose the right to re-elect good representation.
The congressional seniority system was partly dismantled in the late 60’s and
early 70’s. The remaining power and privileges from seniority needs to be completely
removed. The committee system also needs to be completely overhauled.
Committee leaders could be selected by taking aptitude tests and those scoring the
highest in an area would be assigned there. Or random selection, a lottery.
Also Committee leaders could only Chair a committee for a limited time, 4 or possibly 6 years.
We need to find ways to make competency and voter satisfaction the overriding consideration
for re-electing a Congressman.
In a free society, where people are elected democratically, voters should be able to choose