...it ought to be 12-in / 4-out . . . period.  None of this house-to-senate-to-AG/SOS-to-governor crap, you get 12 consecutive years in (never mind how you combine them) and then you get benched for four years.

Yessiree!  Four years as a lobbyist to fatten up the 'ol war chest, then right back to the gummint teat with a forgotten record, or the schmuck with a worse record that was mentored for replacement for the 4-year time out, and it's fat city back to ruling over 'We the little people'.

Nah, 12-in and good fuggin' bye.  Part-time legislature would even be better.

Now, this part from above I vehemently agree with.

None of this house-to-senate-to-AG/SOS-to-governor crap