When I wrote about getting rid of seniority I never once thought of confusing seniority in Congress with seniority in the workplace. People in Congress may think that way but I don't think we should. They don't really have any rights in staking out a claim that their position is theirs until they screw up. Otherwise, we would cleaning their houses more often than we are now. It is more than their production that is visible; it is how well they get those earmarks and goodies for the folks back home. We can't get it through our minds that the reason Congress didn't accept term limits is because those reps in power want to stake a claim for their territory for as long as they can live. It is counter-productive to have this kind of reward system.
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