Try common sense instead of term limits

It is interesting to assume that giving our Washington legislators term limits would solve the problem of wasteful spending and foolish decisions that do not serve our nation well (“This is the only way to clean up DC,” Jan. 4).

The evidence suggests that, rather than getting rich off of taxpayers, member of Congress are being bought off by donor groups and individuals who have piled money into the election system, gaining control of the decision making process. They seem to know that we can be led around by our emotions, playing on long-held grudges and outrageous claims of dire consequences near and far. Common sense has been replaced by nonsense.

Here in South Carolina we have some great examples of how legislators with long records of service benefit our state, past and present. Rather than limit terms, let's limit, or end altogether, political contributions to candidates, so that our government is not bought and paid for by special interests, including your own, whatever that is. Then we will see who still wants to represent us, once the special-interest money disappears. And let's use our common sense, not our hysteria response, when selecting our legislators.