We need to look at ways to make our legislators more accountable for their actions. Instead, we keep trying to go in the other direction.
Before extending the terms of Reps. from two years to four and Senators from four years to six, let's at least cut down or eliminate legislative pensions, put limits on bonding for projects, make the entire budget meetings process open to public view, and make committee votes available on-line the day they take place.
In fact, let's do all these good things and then leave the length of terms where they are.
