Robert Barro discusses his surprise that some free market advocates , with their faith in the self - interested consumer , support term limits . The free markets claim incumbent politicians have an unfair advantage , 95 % of the incumbents were re - elected , and a citizen Congress would result in better government . Barro believes decreasing the excessive incentive of maintaining a legislator 's constitutional status may be a better solution . Legislative branch term limits are an attempt to shift control back to the executive branch , now subject to limits . Barro believes ending executive limits would be a better solution , especially since there is no evidence that they improved governing .
Robert Barro discusses his surprise that some free market advocates, with their faith in the self-interested consumer, support term limits. The free marketers claim incumbent politicians have an unfair advantage, 95% of the incumbents were re-elected, and a citizen Congress would result in better government. Barro believes decreasing the excessive incentive of maintaining a legislator's seniority status may be a better solution. Legislative branch term limits are an attempt to shift power back to the executive branch, now subjected to limits. Barro believes ending executive limits would be a better solution, especially since there is no evidence that they improved governing.