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MagicRat3 3 points ago +3 / -0

I think the framers in theory intended for recurring 4 year terms. Being very new to democracy they didn't realize how much time people would take campaigning--back in the day it was considered rude to campaign for yourself. Also, they assumed people would readily retire from congress after a few years / people also didn't live as long.

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2016TrumpMAGA 2 points ago +2 / -0

The Framers never imagined there would be any such thing as a professional politician. Politics was viewed as a loathsome civic obligation.